If Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo ever becomes available, the Knicks are going to get mentioned. Loudly. Repeatedly. And maybe unrealistically. ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks laid out what a potential Bucks reset could look like and evaluated which teams have the assets to make a real run at Antetokounmpo.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is sidelined again, that much you know. What we don’t know is when he might return. The Bucks confirmed Monday that Antetokounmpo is dealing with a calf strain, an injury that could sideline him for weeks.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
Volume 5 showcased resurgence, offering hope for the rest of the season. Volume 6 rips that hope out of your chest. Ineptitude, poor leadership, and crushing injury defined the past fortnight, leaving the Bucks—and their fans—reevaluating everything.
The Milwaukee Bucks always planned to walk a tightrope this season. They knew they had little margin for error to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo in Wisconsin.
Bad weather kept the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks off the court on Sunday, but it couldn’t stop the hosts from making a big play for the community.
Amid dangerous winter storms circulating across the country, the NBA made the decision to postpone multiple games on Sunday including the Milwaukee Bucks’ matchup against the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets’ matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have had a dreadful season, they are 11th in the East, 8 games under .500, Giannis has been constantly injured, and the Bucks don't have the rights to their own draft pick in any season until 2031.
Sunday night's matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and visiting Dallas Mavericks has been postponed due to Dallas' inability to travel as a result of inclement weather conditions tied to this weekend's arctic storm.
The Mavericks and Bucks won’t play on Sunday in Milwaukee, the NBA announced (Twitter link). The game will be rescheduled at a future date. According to Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News, who first reported the news (via Twitter), the Mavericks were stuck on their team plane for multiple hours due to inclement weather in Dallas.