Milwaukee Bucks fall to New Orleans Pelicans 123-121
MILWAUKEE— Jrue Holiday scored 28 of his season-high 36 points after halftime to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 123-121 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.Holiday added nine rebounds and six assists for New Orleans, which held on for its season-high fifth win in a row when Jason Terry's 3-pointer was ruled after the buzzer.Anthony Davis, who entered the game as the league's third-leading scorer (27.7 ppg), added 27 points and 13 rebounds.The Pelicans trailed by 18 early in the second half but outscored Milwaukee 38-19 in the third quarter.Khris Middleton scored 25 points for the Bucks.
Antetokounmpo scores 26, Bucks beat Raptors 122-119 in OT
TORONTO — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped Toronto's seven-game win streak with a 122-119 overtime victory against the Raptors on Friday night.Eric Bledsoe and Khris Middleton each scored 21 points as the Bucks won the opener of an eight-game stretch against teams in playoff contention.
NBA setting up hotline to report misconduct, work concerns
NEW YORK — The NBA is establishing a confidential hotline for league and team employees to report concerns about misconduct in their workplace.The move comes after a Sports Illustrated report that described a hostile environment for women in the Dallas Mavericks organization.Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to teams Thursday detailing plans for the hotline and asking them to review their respect in the workplace policies.
Los Angeles is nice, but Bucks' star Giannis Antetokounmpo prefers Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE-- Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo just got back from Los Angeles after starting in the NBA All-Star Game.
Bucks fall to Nuggets 134-123
MILWAUKEE — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double wrapped up in the first half, and the Denver Nuggets put together one of the best 3-point shooting nights in league history in a 134-123 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.Denver matched a franchise record with 24 3-pointers, one shy of the NBA record, on 40 attempts.Jokic finished with 30 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 17 assists, reaching a triple-double with 1:54 remaining in the second quarter.Giannis Antetokounmpo also recorded a triple-double, finishing with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists for his ninth career triple-double, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most in Bucks history.Gary Harris added 28 points and Jamal Murray had 26 points for the Nuggets, who led by double digits for most of the fourth quarter.Denver scored 74 points in the first half for its second-highest scoring half of the season.
Khris Middleton helps Bucks pull out sluggish win over Hawks
MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton had 21 points to lead a balanced attack for the Milwaukee Bucks, and All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo hit two key buckets in the final three-plus minutes to spark a 97-92 win on Tuesday night over the Atlanta Hawks.Tyler Zeller added 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting in his first game in Milwaukee since joining the team on the road before the trade deadline last week.
Bucks' G-League affiliate picks up G Brandon Jennings
OSHKOSH — The developmental league affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks has acquired former Bucks first-round draft pick Brandon Jennings off waivers.The Wisconsin Herd announced that it had picked up Jennings on Tuesday.Jennings was the 10th overall pick by the Bucks in the 2009 NBA draft, averaging 17.0 points over four seasons in Milwaukee.
New group created to recruit, train & place workers in jobs near new Bucks arena
MILWAUKEE -- A new organization is teaming up with the Milwaukee Bucks to recruit, train and place workers in jobs in and near the new Bucks arena and connect them with employers.
Antetokounmpo, Terry lead Bucks over Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and Jason Terry came off the bench to score 11 points in the second half in the Milwaukee Bucks' 111-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.A couple of 3-pointers by the 40-year-old Terry put the Bucks ahead to stay late in the third quarter, although the game stayed close until Antetokounmpo's three-point play made it 107-100 with 45.7 seconds left.
Milwaukee Bucks fall to Miami Heat in D-Wade's return, 91-85
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade returned to Miami with a quiet game, but his mere presence got a rise out of Heat fans, and teammates Hassan Whiteside and Tyler Johnson led the way to a 91-85 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday that snapped a five-game losing streak and capped a celebratory night.Wade came off the bench to score three points on 1-of-6 shooting with two assists, one rebound, a key late block, and four turnovers in 22 minutes in his first game since being acquired in a trade from Cleveland on Thursday.
Bucks win 103-89: Giannis dunks over Knicks, who lose Porzingis to knee injury
NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points, jumping over Tim Hardaway Jr.
NBA fines Lakers $50,000 for 2nd tampering violation
NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Lakers have been fined $50,000 for violating the NBA's tampering rule again.League officials made the announcement Tuesday in response to an interview team president Earvin "Magic" Johnson did with ESPN.Johnson was discussing the skills of Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo and said the Greek native would put the Bucks "on the map" and bring them an NBA title.It's the third time in less than 12 months the Lakers have been disciplined for tampering.The team was fined $500,000 last summer after the league found general manager Rob Pelinka had been communicating with Paul George's agent while George was with the Indiana Pacers.
Nets trade Tyler Zeller to Bucks for Rashad Vaughn, 2nd-round pick
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets have traded center Tyler Zeller to Milwaukee for guard Rashad Vaughn and a second-round pick.The Nets say Monday they will get the pick this June if it falls between Nos. 31-47.
Giannis leaves early, but Bucks rout Nets 109-94
NEW YORK — Eric Bledsoe scored 28 points, John Henson had 19 points and 18 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks easily extended their winning streak over the Brooklyn Nets to 10 games with a 109-94 victory Sunday.Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo left with an apparent right ankle injury in the fourth quarter, but by then Milwaukee was in control of a game it led by as many as 28 points.
Bucks hold off Knicks 92-90 in Parker's return
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo made a driving layup with 1.9 seconds remaining after Jabari Parker chipped in with 12 points in his first game in nearly a year, lifting the Milwaukee Bucks over the New York Knicks 92-90 on Friday night.Antetokounmpo, who sprained his left ankle late in Thursday night's loss to Minnesota, showed no ill effects and led all scorers with 29 points.Parker hadn't played since tearing his left ACL on Feb. 8, 2017, in a game against Miami.
Bucks' Malcolm Brogdon out 6-8 weeks, suffered quadricep tendon injury
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks after suffering a left quadricep tendon injury during the second quarter of Thursday night’s game at Minnesota.On Friday, Feb. 2, Bucks officials say Brogdon underwent an MRI and subsequent examination by the team physician.
Bucks fall to Timberwolves 108-89
MINNEAPOLIS — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds for his NBA-best 46th double-double, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-89 on Thursday night.Jeff Teague added nine points and eight assists for Minnesota, which was coming off consecutive losses at Atlanta and Toronto.
Ex-NBA Player Rasual Butler, wife killed in violent, high-speed crash in California
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Former NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife were killed in a solo-vehicle, high-speed crash in a Los Angeles neighborhood early Wednesday morning, officials said.