#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll

#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll

“#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll” The annual slate of Christmas games always is one of the first-half highlights of every NBA season, a marquee viewing event for fans and a privilege for the league’s coaches and players who get to participate.  The league-wide COVID-19 outbreak has ravaged multiple rosters and knocked…

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#3 hurt in shootings during Milwaukee NBA finals celebrations

#3 hurt in shootings during Milwaukee NBA finals celebrations

“#3 hurt in shootings during Milwaukee NBA finals celebrations” Three people were shot early Wednesday during a wild night of partying in Milwaukee, where thousands took to the streets to celebrate the Bucks’ NBA championship win over the Phoenix Suns — the team’s first since 1971. Both shootings were across the Milwaukee River from Fiserv…

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#Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brother put on COVID-19 list

#Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brother put on COVID-19 list

“#Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brother put on COVID-19 list” COVID-19 hit the U.S. Olympic Team earlier this week, and now the virus has struck the NBA Finals. And it could have major ramifications if the NBA follows CDC protocols. The Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the brother of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, was placed in COVID-19 protocol Saturday before the…

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#Bucks’ unheralded Big 3 just two wins from title

#Bucks’ unheralded Big 3 just two wins from title

“#Bucks’ unheralded Big 3 just two wins from title” They aren’t known as the Big 3 for the Bucks. Heck, Khris Middleton didn’t even make the NBA All-Star Game this season. Some casual fans may not have heard of him. He doesn’t have a nickname like “The Beard’’ or “KD.’’ But here come the Bucks’…

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#Khris Middleton heroics saved the Bucks

#Khris Middleton heroics saved the Bucks

“#Khris Middleton heroics saved the Bucks” Bucks forward Khris Middleton is a two-time All-Star who shuns the spotlight and animated theatrics. But in the final two minutes of Milwaukee’s comeback in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, you couldn’t avoid Middleton’s heroics. He led the Bucks, in front of their hometown crowd,…

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#Foul trouble turned Deandre Ayton into nonfactor

#Foul trouble turned Deandre Ayton into nonfactor

“#Foul trouble turned Deandre Ayton into nonfactor” Deandre Ayton had been quietly brilliant for the Suns, not just in these NBA Finals but throughout the playoffs. It wasn’t so quiet in Sunday’s Game 3, after his foul trouble and late-game absence underscored just how important he is to the Suns. The Suns had headed to…

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