Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard
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At their Nov. 24 game against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Bucks paid tribute to their former All-Star guard during the first timeout, introducing him and playing a video with highlights from his tenure in Milwaukee. In response, the crowd gave Lillard a standing ovation — and he stood and acknowledged the crowd.
The Milwaukee Bucks are in the middle of a truly rough stretch of results, which continued on Monday night. As the visiting Portland Trailblazers rolled into town, one of the big storylines of the night was one of the Blazers who was not suiting up: Damian Lillard was back in Milwaukee after his stunning offseason release.
The Portland Trail Blazers wrapped up their road trip with a stop in Wisconsin to face the Milwaukee Bucks. Before the game tipped off at Fiserv Forum, the Bucks surprised many by playing a tribute video for Damian Lillard, honoring his short stint with the team.
This season, that real estate was used to ink 3-and-D center Myles Turner to a four-year, $108.9 million deal, after longtime starting center Brook Lopez (a) was roundly outplayed by Turner during the playoffs and (b) left for the LA Clippers in free agency. Lopez is now out of LA's rotation, so replacing him may have been the right play.
Damian Lillard’s shooting woes continued on Friday night. However, the superstar point guard delivered when it mattered most, helping the Milwaukee Bucks pull off a huge 112-107 win over the streaking Minnesota Timberwolves. Lillard had been in a ...
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly pushed for a trade this past summer with this Eastern Conference contender.