'Push yourself:' Milwaukee Bucks prepare to return, face challenge of playing through COVID-19
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Denver Nuggets on March 9 and have not played a game since.
Milwaukee Bucks return to action July 31 against Celtics, team releases 8-game schedule
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks will return to the court on July 31 -- the first Bucks game since the NBA season was postponed due to COVID-19 in March.They will play the Boston Celtics at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.On June 4, the NBA's Board of Governors approved a plan to restart the season, including 22 of the league's 30 teams playing at the Disney campus.
Virus testing, tracking still plagued by reporting delays
ATLANTA — As part of the plan to restart its season next month, the NBA is preparing to test hundreds of players, coaches and others for the coronavirus each night inside a “basketball bubble” — a space at the Disney complex near Orlando, Florida, with extra protection against the disease.Test results will be expected back the next morning, before the day’s practices and games begin.
TikTok: Giannis keeps up with home workouts, gives son some love
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokoumnpo showing he's not just an MVP on the court, but also to his son, Liam.In a TikTok Saturday, Giannis shows us he's keeping up with his at-home workouts – while making sure he shows his little guy some love.https://www.tiktok.com/@giannis_an34/video/6837979052461100294The NBA suspended the season on March 11 and drastically limited the access to player practice facilities.
WATCH: Antetokounmpo, other Bucks players join Milwaukee protest
MILWAUKEE -- As protests continued in Milwaukee for a ninth consecutive day, crowds were joined by Giannis Antetokounmpo, Sterling Brown, Brook Lopez and other members of the Milwaukee Bucks near 27th and Wisconsin on Saturday, June 6.The players joined the march around 5:30 p.m. and continued walking with the group for roughly 45 minutes.
NBA offers clarity on tiebreakers with uneven schedule
MIAMI — The NBA has told teams that playoff seeding will be based on winning percentage, and that any tiebreakers necessary after that will follow the usual procedures.It was an issue that needed clarity because the 22 teams that will be going to the Disney complex near Orlando, Florida, for the planned resumption of the season next month will not have played the same number of games.The NBA told teams of the plan for utilizing tiebreakers in a memo late Friday.Based on the league plan for the restart, with games starting again in late July, Dallas will end up playing an NBA-high 75 contests.
NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
MILWAUKEE -- The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again.The format calls for each team playing eight games to determine playoff seeding plus the possible utilization of a play-in tournament for the final spot in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference postseason fields.
AP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restart
ORLANDO -- The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league’s board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation said.The teams that will be going to the ESPN Wide World Of Sports complex on the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida would play eight games to determine playoff seeding starting around July 31 before the postseason begins, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Wednesday because the league has not released its proposal publicly.The plan, once approved, would have 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams going to Disney and the cutoff being that teams must be within six games of a playoff spot at this point.
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo tweets about George Floyd case: 'It's time for change'
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo tweeted late Saturday, May 30 -- a few words about his thoughts on the cases of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.The tweet reads as follows:
'From Coin Toss to Championship:' A game-by-game breakdown of how the Bucks won the 1970-71 title
MILWAUKEE -- Three, two, one -- and it's over.
Milwaukee Bucks bring slam dunk of a surprise to nurses: 'We really wanted to say thank you'
WAUWATOSA -- There was a sweet surprise for nurses at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin on Thursday, May 28.
Patrick Ewing out of hospital after being treated for COVID-19
WASHINGTON -- Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home, his son said Monday.The 57-year-old Hall of Famer, who played for the Hoyas in college and the New York Knicks in the NBA, announced Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was being treated at a hospital.Patrick Ewing Jr.
Deff-initely Milwaukee: Tipping off with Milwaukee Bucks Senior VP Alex Lasry
MILWAUKEE -- Back in March, Alex Lasry found out the COVID-19 pandemic had not only canceled his wedding but also put his team's pursuit of a championship on hold.In this episode of Deff-initely Milwaukee, Carl Deffenbaugh chats with the Bucks Senior VP about what it will take for the NBA season to resume and how, even if the Democratic National Convention goes virtual, it can still turn Milwaukee into a major player on the national and global stage.You'll also hear about Lasry's time working in the Obama White House and his favorite restaurant takeout during this time of social distancing.Related show links:
NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming season
ORLANDO -- The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.The National Basketball Players Association is also part of the talks with Disney.
Radiothon hosted by Bucks' Pat Connaughton raises $205K+ for COVID-19 relief
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton hosted Capture Sports Marketing’s Athletes Doing Good Radiothon on ESPN Wisconsin on Thursday, May 21 -- and raised a total of $205,859 for COVID-19 relief during the 11-hour event.The $205,859 includes a match of all donations from Herb Kohl Philanthropies.
Pat Connaughton radiothon for COVID-19 relief draws big names, news from Wisconsin sports
MILWAUKEE -- With no basketball and an opportunity to help, Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton held a radiothon to raise money for COVID-19 relief on Thursday, May 21.One of the great things about Connaughton being on the radio all day, he was able to provide optimism with news from the Bucks' General Manager Jon Horst.
Analysis: The NBA seems on the cusp of a comeback plan
MILWAUKEE -- Something is finally clear in the uncertain NBA: Players believe they’re going to play games again this season.The obvious questions — How?
Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton to host Radiothon to raise funds for COVID-19 relief
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will host Capture Sports Marketing’s Athletes Doing Good Radiothon airing on ESPN Wisconsin on Thursday, May 21, to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.The radiothon will air on both 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee and 100.5 ESPN Madison from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with all proceeds raised during the event going to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin and Connaughton’s foundation, With Us, to help support COVID-19 relief.A news release says fans can be a part of the radiothon by donating, bidding on silent auction items, or purchasing a buy-it-now item.
Milwaukee Bucks, Fiserv Forum donating $150K worth of food to community
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum are donating $150,000 worth of food to be made into meals for communities in need, the team announced Wednesday, May 20.Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin will retrieve the food from Fiserv Forum over a two-week operation, starting on Thursday, May 21 when 10,000 pounds of food will be picked up.