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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points in the decisive Bucks game in front of home fans. MILWAUKEE (AP) – Three weeks ago, a knee injury left Giannis Antetokounmpo looking 50/50 to come back for the remainder of the Bucks’ playoff run. Look at it now. The Greek Freak may have delivered …

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (CBS 58) – If you don’t want to face the massive Deer District crowds on Tuesday night, July 20, there are still plenty of other lookout nights going on in the Greater Milwaukee area. “They have been waiting for this for 50 years,” said Leff’s Lucky Town general …

Does every NBA superstar really want to be in the movies? You might think so, judging by the long, eventful history of players going to Hollywood (not to mention the number of flops in the game today). As the new “Space Jam: A New Legacy” takes the burgeoning subgenre of …

While Paul Mokeski didn’t even live a full year in Spokane, where he was born, it wasn’t impossible that the future NBA big man would have played for Gonzaga. His father, Casmer, graduated from Gonzaga in 1952, and when Mokeski visited campus during his recruiting process in the mid-1970s, he …

The New York Knicks were one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season. Their motley group, led by most improved player Julius Randle, shocked the league and climbed to fourth place in the Eastern Conference. For the first time in nearly a decade, playoff basketball has returned …

In a scenario that seemed relatively unthinkable just over a week ago, the Bucks are just 48 minutes away from the Larry O’Brien Trophy after Saturday’s resounding 123-119 victory over the Suns. And if Milwaukee can actually close the deal Tuesday night (or Thursday in Phoenix), the Bucks would have …

Former Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce is currently working with Team USA as an assistant to Gregg Popovich. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – On Friday, the Indiana Pacers hired Lloyd Pierce, Ronald Nored, Mike Weinar and Jenny Boucek as assistant coaches to new head coach Rick Carlisle. Pierce was head coach of …

NBA Hall of Fame member Isiah Thomas named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history is making waves again, not as a basketball player, but as a as an insurance broker. Thomas’ firm, ISIAH International, is expanding its portfolio by entering the global insurance and benefits brokerage markets. …

Ziaire Williams, AVANT, Standford 6’8 “(6’11” wingspan) 185 pounds from Lancaster, Calif. Last season with Stanford – 20 games played, 27.9 minutes per game, 15.3 points per 40 minutes, 37.4% from the field (29.1% from three of 79 attempts), 79.6% from the line free throws, 6.5 rebounds per 40 minutes, …

PARKSTON, SD (KELO) – Parkston’s Bill Maxwell hopes to be a finalist for the Youth Basketball Coach of the Year award. Bruce Maxwell, the father of Bill Maxwell, started a youth basketball program in Parkston, South Dakota. “My father was a coach for 25 years in this position. I came …