The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed Monday they have gained the rights to Kostas Antetokounmpo, younger brother of Milwaukee's NBA MVP Giannis. The Lakers signed Kostas Antetokounmpo, 21, to a two-way contract by the Lakers. He appeared in two games for the Dallas Mavericks last season ...
Kyle Lowry stole the ball and pushed it ahead, then waited for Kawhi Leonard to arrive before feeding his All-Star teammate for a thunderous one-handed slam over Giannis Antetokounmpo . "The building exploded after that dunk," Leonard said. It sure did. Now imagine how it will ...
Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo drops 41 on Pistons as Bucks complete first-round sweep
Giannis Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and drew yet another foul, this one a hard hack on the arm by Blake Griffin. Griffin fouled out and headed to the bench, and the home crowd gave him a standing ovation. Then many fans headed toward the ...
Bucks pounce on Pacers to halt team's first losing streak of season
Giannis Antetokounmpo channeled his frustration over a technical foul in the best way possible. 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 ...
Rookie forward Yuta Watanabe made his second NBA appearance on Wednesday in the Memphis Grizzlies' 116-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Watanabe did not score but blocked a shot and grabbed two rebounds in 7 minutes and 46 seconds of playing time as the Grizzlies ...
Jack McKinney, who coached the Indiana Pacers for four seasons in the 1980s, died Tuesday at 83 years old, Saint Joseph's University announced. McKinney coached Saint Joseph's from 1966-74 before joining the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach. After two seasons in Milwaukee, he ...
The Milwaukee Bucks officially named Mike Budenholzer as the team's new head coach Thursday. Budenholzer and the Bucks reportedly agreed in principle to a four-year contract on Wednesday. "After a thorough coaching search, it was clear that Mike was the ideal choice as we enter into ...
San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon plans to interview for the Milwaukee Bucks' coaching job, a person familiar with the search told The Associated Press. The person requested anonymity because the team does not comment on potential candidates. A woman has never been a head coach ...
Cavaliers, Bucks search for right formula in a tale of two cities
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was ...
Antetokounmpo no longer just a diamond in the rough
Giannis Antetokounmpo probably is the least favorite player of NBA writers. Just imagine trying to write "Antetokounmpo" on deadline. And that often. Antetokounmpo led his team in every major statistical category this season, points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals. He is the fifth ever to do ...
Isaiah Thomas was able to watch from the bench while the Celtics finished off the Milwaukee Bucks in the regular-season finale. The Boston star got a little bit of rest — and the No. 1 seed he wanted, too. "It's very special. For me it is," ...
Restricted free agent center Miles Plumlee is returning to the Milwaukee Bucks on what agent Mark Bartelstein said Monday is a four-year deal worth $52 million. The 211-cm Plumlee averaged 5.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 61 games in 2015-16, his fourth season in the ...
