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Damian Lillard reacts to Giannis being named MVP Finalist

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 Brandon King

The NBA released its finalists for its season awards on Sunday, including the crown jewel of individual league honors, the Most Valuable Player award. Giannis Antetokounmpo was among the three finalists for the award, along with Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Antetokounmpo’s teammate, Damian Lillard, shared an Instagram story to congratulate his running mate. Read Full Story here

Nationally known sports talk host said Kevin Durant “tanked” his career

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 Brandon King

There was a time when Kevin Durant was considered a threat to LeBron’s throne as the best player in basketball. However, Durant has taken somewhat of a tumble down the mountain, which ironically coincides with his ascension to become an NBA champion. Speaking with Danny Parkins on The Colin Cowherd Podcast, Colin Cowherd discussed how Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder in the summer of 2016 has had a deleterious effect on KD’s career trajectory and perception as a player. Read the full article here

Bucks send Khris Middleton to Wizards for Kyle Kuzma

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 Brandon King

The Milwaukee Bucks have traded Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards for Kyle Kuzma. As part of the deal, guard AJ Johnson and a draft pick are also heading to the nation’s capital, while forward Patrick Baldwin Jr and a second-round pick. Middleton, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, was the longest-tenured Milwaukee Buck joined the team as an under-the-radar addition in the trade that sent Brandon Jennings to Detroit for Brandon Knight. The 39th overall in the 2012 NBA Draft turned himself into a standout player, becoming a three-time All-Star and…

Milwaukee Bucks introduce their 2024-25 coaching staff

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 Staff

Courtesy of the Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks have completed their assistant coaching staff for the 2024-25 season by hiring Darvin Ham and Greg Buckner and retaining Dave Joerger, Rex Kalamian, Joe Prunty, Vin Baker and Pete Dominguez as assistant coaches on head coach Doc Rivers’ staff. Jack Herum has been promoted to assistant coach/head of player development while Jason Love and Spencer Rivers have been appointed for assistant coach/player development roles. Ham returns to the Bucks after serving as an assistant coach with the organization from 2018-22 where he was…

Addressing Adrian Griffin’s Bucks tenure amongst other short coaching stints

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 Staff

Courtesy of fanrecap The Milwaukee Bucks made a surprising decision on Tuesday, firing their coach Adrian Griffin, despite the team’s strong performance with a 30-13 record and sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference. Reports suggest that the team is considering experienced coach Doc Rivers as a replacement for Griffin. Griffin’s departure comes only 43 games into his first season as the Bucks’ coach. He was hired in June 2023, making his head coaching tenure one of the shortest in NBA history. In fact, Griffin’s coaching stint with the…

Mavericks try to pull a fast one in Milwaukee

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Brandon King

Ice-cold shooting sinks Bulls in 118-109 loss to Bucks

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Staff

courtesy of Sam Smith, Bulls.com There was no bucking the trend Monday for the Bulls, and not only with their 17th loss in their last 20 games against the Milwaukee Bucks, this time 118-109. Because just as concerning was the continued confused shooting of both Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, the Bulls two primarily premier offensive player who are both near career lows in shooting. And it continued again in Milwaukee with LaVine’s 20 points coming on five of 19 attempts and DeRozan equally uncharacteristic with three of 14 for…

Bucks break off Mike Budenholzer

May 1, 2023May 4, 2023 Brandon King

The Milwaukee Bucks are now in the market for a new head basketball coach after showing Mike Budenholzer the door. Despite winning at least 51 games in four of his five seasons and compiling a 271-120 record, according to reporting from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the team fired him Thursday afternoon. Budenholzer coached the team to the NBA Championship in 2020, which bough him some time, as his seat was starting to heat up. The Bucks had the best record in the Eastern Conference at 58-24, however Milwaukee was soundly beaten…

Milwaukee Bucks announce 2022 Preseason Schedule

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Staff

From the Milwaukee Bucks: The Milwaukee Bucks will play a five-game 2022 preseason schedule that tips off on Saturday, Oct. 1 when the Bucks host the Memphis Grizzlies at Fiserv Forum. Milwaukee’s preseason schedule also includes two games as part of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022, one road matchup and an additional game at Fiserv Forum on Oct. 12. The previously announced NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022 will feature two games between the Bucks and Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 8 at Etihad Arena in…

May 15, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: No Finals rematch this year

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Grant Williams With all the attention on Celtics players such as Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Al Horford, it was Grant Williams who stole the show in Game 7. In the ultimate win-or- Cancun scenario, Williams had the best, and most meaningful game, of his young career. In addition to continuing to take on the challenge of defending, reigning Finals MVP, and all-world forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Williams scored a career-high 27 points, which included knocking down 7 three-pointers, and was a +25, in the…