BUCKS

Antetokounmpo pledges to be more aggressive offensively in Game 6

April 24, 2018 Rick Solem

BOSTON — The road team can’t seem to win and the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t hit a shot in Game 5 Tuesday at the Boston Celtics. It was another terrible shooting game from Eric Bledsoe and Giannis Antetokounmpo decided he wasn’t going to shoot, as the Celtics took a 3-2 series lead with a 92-87 win. […]

COLLEGE

Commission to unveil ideas to fix college basketball’s woes

April 24, 2018 Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — College basketball played an entire season amid a federal corruption investigation that magnified long-simmering troubles within the sport, from shady agent dealings to concerns over athletes who’d rather go straight to the pros. Now it’s time to hear new ideas on how to fix the complex, wide-ranging problems. On Wednesday morning, […]

BUCKS

Antetokounmpo says inability to score lunch not a big deal

April 23, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo helped the Milwaukee Bucks win a playoff game but couldn’t score a table at a Mexican restaurant. Antetokounmpo says the social media-fueled mess over the missed meal isn’t a big deal. The food flare-up started after a Bucks fan posted on Twitter of the all-star forward waiting at BelAir Cantina on […]

NBA

Davis, Pelicans on path to NBA’s next small-market success

April 23, 2018 Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With every Anthony Davis put-back dunk, reverse alley-oop jam, step-back 3-pointer or game-sealing block in the playoffs, the New Orleans Pelicans take a step closer to becoming the NBA’s next small-market success story. That didn’t quite happen with Chris Paul, who essentially forced a trade after his sixth season in the […]

BUCKS

Tied up: Giannis’ tip-in lifts Bucks over Celtics in Game 4

April 23, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — After losing a 20-point lead to the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks were determined not to lose another playoff game. Leave it to All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to come up with a big play in the final seconds on Sunday. Antetokounmpo scored 27 points, including tipping in the go-ahead basket with 5 […]

NBA

EMBIID PLAYS, meaning only took 4 years for the Top 3 picks of 2014 draft to make playoffs

April 20, 2018 Rick Solem

So far, Joel Embiid’s the big winner of the Top 3 picks in the 2014 NBA draft. They all needed four years to make the playoffs but only Embiid has a win, so far (though one could argue Andrew Wiggins is kind of the biggest winner having already signed a max deal). If you remember, […]

NBA

On Basketball: With Kawhi, it’s the Spurs who need answers

April 18, 2018 Associated Press

Kawhi Leonard has a new team, and Gregg Popovich isn’t the coach. This is where the San Antonio Spurs are at right now, as this impasse between the franchise and its best player continues even as the season is almost certainly winding down. There are only questions, no answers. How is Leonard doing? The Spurs […]

RICK SOLEM

BLEDSOE on Rozier: “Who? I don’t even know who the (bleep) that is.”

April 18, 2018 Rick Solem

Dear Eric Bledsoe, Terry Rozier is the dude that busted you on the 3-pointer at the end of Game 1. Terry Rozier is the the dude that’s had back-to-back 23-point games. Terry Rozier is the dude that’s gone 7-for-14 from beyond the arc in this series. Terry Rozier is the dude with 11 assists and […]

RICK SOLEM

Bucks and Timberwolves Game 1 afterthoughts

April 16, 2018 Rick Solem

The weather may have sucked in the midwest for mid-April but it sure was great for those who needed an excuse to watch eight NBA games. It’s hard to know how to feel after the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves losses. But, let’s just call it another installment of Rick Poops On: Bucks and Timberwolves […]

SPORTS NEWS

Without Curry or top seed, Warriors face different playoffs

April 13, 2018 Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry on the sidelines again, this time with a hurt knee. No longer the sure-thing No. 1 seed. Steve Kerr piecing together rotations based on who’s available through illness and injury. It hasn’t exactly been an easy course this season for the defending NBA champions. The Golden State Warriors are […]

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