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Bucks' Nikola Mirotic out with left thumb injury

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks forward Nikola Mirotic is out indefinitely an examination of his left thumb revealed a sprain and a fracture.Since being acquired by the Bucks on Feb. 7, Mirotic has played in 14 games with three starts.

March 20, 2019 2:33pm CDT

Bucks beat Lakers 115-101; Antetokounmpo, James sit out

MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton scored 30 points and Brook Lopez added 28 as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-101 on Tuesday night.Milwaukee played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is nursing an injured ankle, while LeBron James sat out for Los Angeles due to a sore groin.Nikola Mirotic added 23 points for Milwaukee, which improved to an NBA-best 53-18.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a season-high 35 points for the Lakers, three off his career best.

March 19, 2019 10:23pm CDT

Bucks Gaming announces full schedule for 2019 NBA 2K League season

MILWAUKEE -- Bucks Gaming will begin its second season in the NBA 2K League with two games against Blazer5 Gaming and Jazz Gaming on Friday, April 5, as part of THE TIPOFF tournament.

March 19, 2019 1:01pm CDT

Milwaukee Bucks sign guard Tim Frazier with Malcolm Brogdon out

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks signed guard Tim Frazier on Tuesday as they try to shore up their backcourt with Malcolm Brogdon out indefinitely with a plantar fascia tear in his right foot.The 28-year-old Frazier played 47 games this season for the New Orleans Pelicans and averaged 5.0 points, 4.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game.

March 19, 2019 10:29am CDT

Milwaukee Bucks 1st round playoff tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 20

MILWAUKEE -- Single-game Milwaukee Bucks tickets for all potential first round games of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Fiserv Forum will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20.Fans can purchase tickets, which are expected to sell quickly, by visiting bucks.com/playoffs.

March 18, 2019 10:35am CDT

Antetokounmpo has 52, but Embiid's 40 lead Sixers over Bucks

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo won the scoring matchup, but Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers won the game.Antetokounmpo poured in a career-high 52 points, yet Embiid had 40 points and 15 rebounds to lead the 76ers over the Milwaukee Bucks 130-125 on Sunday, March 17.Antetokounmpo was 15 of 26 from the field, including 3 of 8 from 3-point range, and made 19 of 21 free throws to better his previous career best by eight points.The 7-foot, 260-pound Embiid challenged his shots and trips into the paint."He's (Embiid) a tough guy," Antetokounmpo said. "He's a great defender, strong.

March 17, 2019 10:15pm CDT

Bucks, down 20 at half, run away to beat Heat 113-98

MIAMI -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit to beat the Miami Heat 113-98 on Friday night.Antetokounmpo also had 16 rebounds and nine assists for the Bucks, who became the first team in NBA history to trail by at least 20 points at the half and win by more than 11.

March 15, 2019 9:41pm CDT

Bucks used big 3rd quarter to pull away and beat Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points and the Milwaukee Bucks used a 45-point third quarter to pull away from the New Orleans Pelicans for a 130-113 victory on Tuesday night.Khris Middleton had 23 points, Malcolm Brogdon added 18, and Eric Bledsoe and former Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic each scored 14 for the Bucks.

March 12, 2019 10:24pm CDT

'A fun way to learn:' GE Healthcare teams up with Bucks for NBA Math Hoops tournament

MILWAUKEE -- When the Milwaukee Bucks play, the goal is to put the best players on the floor and run plays to get the best shot possible, which hopefully leads to scoring and ultimately winning the game.

March 11, 2019 10:10pm CDT

Milwaukee Bucks fall to San Antonio Spurs 121-114

SAN ANTONIO — LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 15 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan added 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 15-point deficit in the first quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-114 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win.San Antonio has beaten the top three teams in the East at home after topping Philadelphia in December and Toronto in January.Milwaukee's lead atop the Eastern Conference was cut to two games ahead of Toronto.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee's two-game winning streak ended.

March 10, 2019 10:04pm CDT

Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Hornets for 50th win

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered for Milwaukee once again, and Brook Lopez got going inside.It was too much for Charlotte to overcome.Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the Bucks beat the Hornets 131-114 on Saturday night for their NBA-best 50th victory.Lopez added 25 points and eight rebounds as Milwaukee used a second-half surge to knock out Charlotte.

March 10, 2019 6:14am CDT

Watch: Bucks player Sterling Brown names all 50 states in just 30 seconds

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown took the crowd to school on Thursday night, March 7.Brown showed off some serious geography skills by naming all 50 states in just 30 seconds.The impressive moment was shared in a video on the Bucks' Twitter.The best part?

March 7, 2019 10:02pm CST

Antetokounmpo, Middleton pace Bucks past Pacers 117-98

MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and Khris Middleton added 27 to help the Milwaukee Bucks bounce back from their first consecutive losses of the season with a 117-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.Milwaukee, which improved to an NBA-best 49-16, was coming off back-to-back losses to Utah and Phoenix after opening a five-game road trip with three victories.The Bucks gained control with a 12-0 spurt early in the fourth quarter.

March 7, 2019 10:00pm CST

Milwaukee Bucks sign 6-time All-Star Pau Gasol

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks signed center Pau Gasol to a contract.According to a news release from Bucks officials, Gasol, who is in his 18th season in the NBA, is a six-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA selection and two-time NBA champion.He’s appeared in 1,223 games (1,150 starts) throughout his career with Memphis, the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago and San Antonio and holds career averages of 17.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game.The 7-footer from Spain is shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 36.9 percent from three over the course of his career, and is one of only two active players, and one of 18 players in NBA history, to have 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in his career.Originally selected with the third overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, Gasol spent the last three seasons of his career with the Spurs where he averaged 10.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 47.8 percent overall and 44.4 percent from three.Prior to joining the Spurs, he was a two-time All-Star with the Bulls in both 2015 and 2016, made three consecutive All-Star appearances with the Lakers from 2009-11, and played in the 2006 All-Star Game as a member of the Grizzlies, where he spent the first 476 games of his career and won Rookie of the Year in 2002.Throughout his career, Gasol has played in 136 playoff games (122 starts) in 12 seasons and won back-to-back NBA titles with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010.

March 3, 2019 7:16pm CST

Mitchell scores career-high 46 to lead Jazz past Bucks

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Donovan Mitchell plays best when he feels free and just lets his instincts take over.Down 17 in the 4th quarter to the NBA's best team Saturday night, Mitchell turned to his Jazz teammates and said: "We've got nothing to lose now.

March 3, 2019 6:47am CST