'Help students:' Bucks, City of Milwaukee and MPS launch MENTOR Greater Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks, the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools on Wednesday, Jan. 9 officially launched a first-of-its-kind partnership called MENTOR Greater Milwaukee.The goal is to provide support to mentor organizations and programs across the city and to help meet the demand for quality mentors in Milwaukee.Behind almost every NBA player is a mentor."Nearly every single one of our players has had somebody who has helped them along the way," said Arvind Gopalratnam, VP of corporate social responsibility for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Sweet lids: Milwaukee Bucks unveil 3 giveaway hats for custom cap series
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks unveiled on Tuesday, Jan. 8 the three custom-designed hats for the BMO Harris Bucks Custom Cap Series that will be given away at three Bucks games at Fiserv Forum this season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 30 points as Bucks down Jazz 114-102
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and Malcolm Brogdon scored 21 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the Utah Jazz 114-102 on Monday night.Thon Maker added a season-high 15 points off the bench for the Bucks, who were coming off a 123-116 loss to Toronto on Saturday night.
Milwaukee Bucks fall to Toronto Raptors 123-116
MILWAUKEE -- Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam each scored 30 points, with Siakam setting a career high, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 on Saturday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the NBA standings.Serge Ibaka added 25 points and nine rebounds, Fred VanVleet had 21 points, and Danny Green 12 points and nine rebounds.
'The Rock' proposes workout, tequila with Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in Twitter trade
MILWAUKEE -- Playful jabs on social media between Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and celebrity Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are gaining some viral attention.It all started when Bucks player Pat Connaughton shared a video on Twitter, alongside Antetokounmpo, challenging The Rock by saying, "You may look stronger than us, but we think we both can lift more than you."
Bucks roll 144-112 in Budenholzer's 1st game vs Hawks
MILWAUKEE -- Mike Budenholzer's first game against the team he coached for five seasons was no contest.Budenholzer's Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 33-point halftime lead and coasted to a 144-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists, and Khris Middleton scored 19 points while hitting all four of his 3-point attempts.
Newborns at Froedtert hospitals get Milwaukee Bucks themed keepsake receiving blankets 👶🍼🏀
MILWAUKEE -- Each baby born in 2019 at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin hospitals will receive a Milwaukee Bucks themed keepsake "welcome to the family" receiving blanket.The blankets were distributed beginning Jan. 1 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls, St.
Brook Lopez has 25, Giannis monster dunk as Bucks beat Pistons 121-98
MILWAUKEE — Brook Lopez had 25 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo threw down a spectacular one-handed dunk and the Milwaukee Bucks cruised past the Detroit Pistons 121-98 on Tuesday night.Khris Middleton had 22 points and Eric Bledsoe had 18 for Milwaukee.
Giannis named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, again
MILWAUKEE -- Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Dec. 24-30.
Antetokounmpo paces Bucks past Knicks to home-and-home sweep; 112-96
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Khris Middleton added 25 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 112-96 on Thursday night for their sixth win in seven games.The Bucks swept the home-and-home series, having won at New York 109-95 on Christmas.
'I was so excited:' Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Knicks in Christmas debut
NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo was so eager to make a rim-rocking Christmas debut that he overshot the basket on his first attempt, a dunk from one side that ended with the ball all the way in the opposite corner."I was so excited that I went a little bit too high and I thought the rim was a foot taller," Antetokounmpo said.He and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually settled down and showed they belonged on the holiday stage.Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 14 rebounds, and Milwaukee celebrated its return to the Christmas schedule by beating the New York Knicks 109-95 on Tuesday."This is one of the highest stages," Antetokounmpo said. "Special teams play Christmas Day, and just it's an opportunity for us and we're really happy."Brook Lopez scored 20 points for the Bucks, who played on Christmas for the first time since 1977.
Bucks fall to Heat on the road, 94-87
MIAMI -- Josh Richardson scored 16 points, Dwyane Wade had a pair of big baskets in the final minutes and the Miami Heat held Giannis Antetokounmpo to a season-low scoring effort on their way to a 94-87 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.Wade finished with 13 points for Miami, which extended its season-high winning streak to four games.
Antetokounmpo scores 30, Bucks beat Celtics 120-107
BOSTON -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, Khris Middleton had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Boston Celtics 120-107 on Friday night.Tony Snell scored 15 and Thon Maker added 12 points for Milwaukee, which has won six of seven.Kyrie Irving had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics, who were missing their top two centers and forward Marcus Morris.
Antetokounmpo scores 25 as Bucks beat Pelicans 123-115
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-115 on Wednesday night.Antetokounmpo added eight assists and eight rebounds for Milwaukee, which improved to 21-9.New Orleans, already short-handed in the frontcourt due to a rash of injuries, played an extended stretch without star forward Anthony Davis, who led the Pelicans with 14 points and five rebounds in the first quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo matches career high with 44, Bucks beat Cavs
CLEVELAND — Giannis Antetokounmpo matched his career high with 44 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-102 on Friday night despite missing two starters.Antetokounmpo's big night came after being held to a season-low 12 points Wednesday night in a loss to Indiana.
Bucks fall to Pacers on the road, 113-97
INDIANAPOLIS — Thaddeus Young had 25 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, and Myles Turner added 23 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to their fifth straight win — 113-97 over Milwaukee on Wednesday night.Indiana seized control early, never trailed and pulled within a half-game of the Central Division-leading Bucks.Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points and Malcolm Brogdon finished with 15 to lead Milwaukee.
Bledsoe has 20 points, 12 boards and Bucks beat Cavs 108-92
MILWAUKEE — Eric Bledsoe had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks shot 52 percent from 3-point range in the first half of a 108-92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting, while Sterling Brown had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Bucks, who rested Giannis Antetokounmpo on the second night of back-to-back games.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has 19 points, Bucks beat Raptors 104-99
TORONTO — After playing a starring role down the stretch, Malcolm Brogdon called this Milwaukee's best performance of the season.Brogdon hit tying and go-ahead 3-pointers in the final 67 seconds and the Bucks held on to beat Toronto Raptors 104-99 on Sunday night.Brogdon scored eight of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 19 points and matched a season high with 19 rebounds, and Brook Lopez had 19 points for the Bucks, the first team to beat Toronto twice this season."In terms of having a full game, playing hard on both ends and executing at a high level on both ends, executing the game plan, and then finishing strong down the stretch, that is definitely the top game for us," Brogdon said.The Bucks (17-8) bounced back from Friday's loss to Golden State and have yet to lose consecutive games this season."That's how special this team is," Antetokounmpo said.Serge Ibaka scored 22 points and Kawhi Leonard had 20 for the Raptors, who have lost two straight, the second time this season they've suffered consecutive defeats.
Bucks fall to Warriors 105-95
MILWAUKEE -- Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry each scored 20 points, and the Golden State Warriors wrapped up a five-game trip with their third straight win, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 105-95 on Friday night.Andre Iguodala added a season-high 15 points for Golden State, which pulled away in the second half with another hot stretch from the 3-point line.
Update: 3rd team enters Bucks' trade with Cavs, sending Sam Dekker to Wizards
MILWAUKEE-- Two reports indicated NBA forward Sam Dekker was being traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Milwaukee Bucks.