Jim Owczarski

3 days ago | usatoday.com | Jim Owczarski

INDIANAPOLIS – The Milwaukee Bucks officially upgraded All-Star point guard Damian Lillard as questionable to play in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, April 22. The team made the designation following practice in Milwaukee on April 21. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said the point guard continued to progress through practice but "didn't know" if Lillard would play in Game 2. "It's more them, the doctors, than him," Rivers said. "He's close.

4 days ago | postcrescent.com | Jim Owczarski

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was named as a finalist for the 2024-25 NBA Most Valuable Player award on April 20. It will be the fifth time Antetokounmpo, 30, will finish in the top three in MVP voting in his 12-year career. He won the award in 2019 and 2020. He already won the Emirates NBA Cup MVP this season and was part of the in-season all-tournament team.

4 days ago | indystar.com | Jim Owczarski

Game 2: Bucks at Pacers, 7 p.m., Tuesday; TV: NBATV, FanDuelINDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma had a wrap on his left thumb after the team's 117-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their playoff series Saturday, an injury he said occurred at some point in the first quarter.

4 days ago | jsonline.com | Jim Owczarski

INDIANAPOLIS – It was unlikely Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers thought he would face lineup questions after the first game of the first round of his team’s Eastern Conference playoff series with the Indiana Pacers, but after two lineups played two different ways in a disappointing 117-98 loss on April 19, he found himself in that just that situation.

5 days ago | greenbaypressgazette.com | Jim Owczarski

INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma had a wrap on his left thumb after the team's 117-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their playoff series on April 19, an injury he said occurred at some point in the first quarter. He wasn't sure what exactly what happened other than he hit it on someone, and "messed it up a little bit."Kuzma added he'll "probably" have to get it checked out after the team returns to Milwaukee for a couple off days before Game 2 on April 22.