No. 10 pick: Milwaukee Bucks select Thon Maker in 2016 NBA Draft

NEW YORK -- With the No. 10 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks selected 19-year-old Thon Maker of Australia.The 7-foot-1 center from South Sudan moved to Australia as a youth and played last year for the Athlete Institute in Canada.The Bucks needed a big man who could defend, rebound and provide another physical presence.

Milwaukee Bucks extend contract for Head Coach Jason Kidd through 2019-20 season

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks have extended the contract of Head Coach Jason Kidd, the team announced Tuesday, June 21st.According to a statement from the Bucks, the agreement will keep Kidd in his position with the Bucks organization through the 2019-20 season.“Our goal remains to be a consistent contender for NBA Championships and we believe that Jason Kidd is the right man for the job,” said Bucks co-owner Wes Edens said in the statement. “In terms of preparing, developing and relating to today’s players, we think there is no better fit to lead our young and talented roster.

NBA Finals: LeBron James and Steph Curry legacies at stake in Game 7

After nearly eight exhausting months and 1,315 games, the NBA season reaches its climax Sunday with what is sure to be a nail-biting final 48 minutes.The stakes for each team -- the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers -- couldn't be higher.A Golden State win would cement their season as mathematically the best ever, and place the Warriors among the all-time greatest NBA dynasties; a Cleveland victory would deliver the city's first championship of any kind in 52 years.But Game 7 of this telenovela-like finals will also have a major impact how history views the two current undisputed faces of the NBA, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, whose vaunted legacies are on the line.What a win or loss means for LeBron:LeBron James has achieved four league MVP awards and two championships, but clinching his third title on the road while enduring a mid-season coaching upheaval would slay all the doubters.

Bucks Groundbreaking and Second Annual Bucks Block Party set for June 18th

MILWAUKEE -- Construction on a new multi-purpose arena will officially begin at the Bucks Groundbreaking and Second Annual Bucks Block Party on Saturday, June 18th.The event, which will run from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., will give fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be present as the first shovels go in the ground for the transformational new arena in downtown Milwaukee.According to a press release, the official groundbreaking will take place on the corner of Fourth Street and Juneau Avenue, with the block party extending north on Fourth Street to McKinley Avenue and on Juneau Avenue between Fifth Street and Old World Third Street.

Bucks and Milwaukee Tool announce partnership for arena construction site

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Tool announced an innovative new partnership on Tuesday, June 14th that brings together the two historic Wisconsin brands to help with the construction of the new Bucks arena.The partnership will rebrand the arena job site as the "Milwaukee Tool Construction Site," also giving Milwaukee Tool a visible presence throughout the process of construction.

"We have to give back:" Milwaukee Bucks launch charitable foundation aimed at helping youth, families

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to make their community better.On Monday, June 6th, the Bucks launched a new charitable foundation geared at improving the quality of life for kids and families in Wisconsin.The focus will be on youth education, youth health and wellness and community betterment.Team employees will be given 16 paid hours per year to volunteer their time in the community.Below is a statement from the Bucks on this new charitable foundation:

Special MFD training atop buildings that will be demolished for new Milwaukee Bucks arena

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee firefighters on Thursday, June 2nd took part in a special training exercise at the site of the future Milwaukee Bucks arena.First responders trained on two buildings on the property that will eventually be demolished in the near future.We're told the buildings have flat roofs, which firefighters rarely get the chance to train on.PHOTO GALLERYGroundbreaking for the arena will be held on Saturday, June 18th.

Milwaukee Bucks basketball camps are back for another summer

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks are inviting the next generation of basketball stars to hone in their skills this summer during the annual Milwaukee Bucks Basketball Camps.This year’s camps will include 11 week-long sessions and one weekend session at gyms throughout southeastern Wisconsin.

DNR board approves reducing buck-only counties

MADISON — The state Department of Natural Resources board has unanimously approved shrinking the number of counties where hunters can shoot only bucks this fall.The board signed off Wednesday on a fall season framework that makes 10 northern Wisconsin counties buck-only.

Bucks IRS W-2s released to scammer, President Peter Feigin impersonated

MILWAUKEE -- The NBA, the National Basketball Players Association, the IRS and the FBI have been called upon to investigate a security breach in which Milwaukee Bucks players' IRS W-2 documents were released to a scammer, and Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin was impersonated