The Milwaukee Bucks suffered defeat at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday as Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out due to injury. With their cornerstone superstar out of commission, the Bucks struggled on the road in Charlotte, resulting in a disappointing 111-100 loss to a LaMelo Ball-less Hornets side.
Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Wednesday’s game in Charlotte with what the Bucks listed as patellar tendinopathy in his left knee, though coach Doc Rivers made it clear they were mostly protecting their superstar during a brutal stretch of the schedule.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo are off to a good start in the league. They have opened the season with a 7-5 record. Antetokounmpo has averaged 33.4 points (first in the league), 11.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists so far.
The Charlotte Hornets faced a Bucks team without Giannis Antetokounmpo and won the game more handily than the final score would suggest. Ryan Kalkbrenner had been questionable coming into the game due to a personal issue.
The Milwaukee Bucks sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–4 record. It’s difficult to picture them starting this strong without the dominance of their superstar forward, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
It has been an up-and-down ride for the Milwaukee Bucks of late. On Wednesday night, Milwaukee failed to survive the absence of superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, as the Bucks fell prey to the Charlotte Hornets on the road, 111-100.
Giannis Antetokounmpo poked a little fun at his former coach Jason Kidd during the Milwaukee Bucks’ 116 – 114 victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss his second game this season due to left knee soreness, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately for them, the 3-7 Charlotte Hornets do not represent the stiffest competition and will themselves be missing two of their best players in point guard LaMelo Ball and forward Brandon Miller.
The Milwaukee Bucks downgraded All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo from questionable to out for Wednesday night's road game against the Charlotte Hornets because of a left knee injury.
It's been a while since the Charlotte Hornets have left a game victorious, but tonight presents another opportunity against the Milwaukee Bucks. Here are our selections for tonight's matchup in the Queen City.
After a tough start to the 2025-26 season, the Houston Rockets have won six out of their last seven games. The Rockets' previous win was via a 14-point comeback in Milwaukee over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.
The Milwaukee Bucks have started this season off competitively, going 7-4 in the first 11 games and looking like a credible playoff challenger once again.
Giannis Antetokounmpo can retire now, and he’ll still be a lock to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. But there is no stopping Antetokounmpo from doing more in his career in the NBA, which started when he was selected by the Bucks 15th overall in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft.
The visiting Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit and contained a career-best performance from Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg to shock Dallas 116-114 on Monday.
There’s plenty to process when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks. The “Fire Nico” chants feel unavoidable at this point. Many thought the team had moved past their Slovenian star, but that hasn’t happened.
The Milwaukee Bucks currently own the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 7–4 record. It is hard to imagine Milwaukee finding this much success early on without superstar power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
On Monday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks picked up a road win over the Dallas Mavericks in clutch fashion to push their record to 7-4 on the young 2025-26 NBA season.
With their seventh consecutive win Monday — a 137-135 triumph over the struggling Washington Wizards — the 9-2 Detroit Pistons now own the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Cooper Flagg turned in his best game as a pro on Monday night as the Dallas Mavericks went up against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The No.
Giannis Antetokounmpo on Monday gave Cooper Flagg another “Welcome to the NBA” moment. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar had a slow first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
After a heartbreaker in Houston, all eyes are on the Milwaukee Bucks to bounce back against the Dallas Mavericks. The Bucks are coming off a tough 122‑115 defeat to the Rockets.
The Milwaukee Bucks bounced back with a 126-110 win over the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 7, avoiding consecutive losses for just the second time this season and improving to 6-3.
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo sidestepped a relatively slow start only to flirt with a 40-point triple-double Friday, a reflection of his unrelenting excellence.
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 41-point, 15-rebound, nine-assist performance powered the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-110 win over visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday in an NBA Cup game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing out of his mind through the Bucks' first eight games of the season. Leading Milwaukee to a 5-3 record, Antetokounmpo is averaging 32.3 points per game — the third-most in the NBA — while adding 12.6 rebounds per game, the fifth-most.