Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Michael Beasley’s Injury Overshadows Loss

Feb 27, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Michael Beasley (9) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Michael Beasley (9) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily arrives as Michael Beasley‘s injury overshadowed what turned out to be a nationally televized loss against the Cavaliers.

In this edition of the Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we’ll touch on Michael Beasley’s unfortunate injury, reactions to the loss in Cleveland, and features about Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Thon Maker.

If this is your first time reading this column, we hope that this daily roundup will help to keep you on top of all the most important Bucks news.

Coming to you every single morning, the daily will bring you through anything you may have missed from us at Behind the Buck Pass, and any pieces of note elsewhere too.

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Let’s get down to it:

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 2/27/17

Win In 6 Podcast #104: Upcoming Free Agent, Coaching, Organizational Decisions (read here): Jordan Treske and I sat down for the latest episode of our Win In 6 Podcast, and looked ahead to how the upcoming summer could shape the Bucks’ future.

Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Feb. 27 at Cleveland Cavaliers (read here): Ti Windisch looked ahead to Monday’s game, identifying some of the keys to victory for both teams, and sharing our staff predictions for the game.

Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Phoenix Suns (read here): Reid Mueller highlighted his key takeaways from Sunday’s win over Phoenix in an afternoon game at the Bradley Center.

Milwaukee Bucks: Grades From 100-96 Win Over Phoenix Suns (read here): Ti Windisch also looked back on that game, grading the performances of the Bucks, Jason Kidd and the Phoenix Suns.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 2/27/17

Milwaukee Bucks’ Michael Beasley injures knee vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, heads home on crutches (read here): Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports on the knee injury suffered by Michael Beasley in the second quarter of Monday’s game, as the forward’s knee twisted and jerked back in gruesome fashion.

Cavs 102, Bucks 95: LeBron James stars as Michael Beasley suffers knee injury (read here): Charles Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recaps the action from the loss to Cleveland and gets the reactions of Jason Kidd, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Matthew Dellavedova and John Henson.

Khris Middleton: “I told myself I was invincible” (read here): Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated spoke to Khris Middleton about his return from injury, with the Bucks wing talking about using Luke Cage as motivation, and going one-on-one with Jason Kidd.

22-Year-Old Giannis Antetokounmpo Looks A Lot Like A Young LeBron James (read here): Alex Raskin of Bleacher Report examined the similarities between Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James.

Thon Maker on his NBA adjustment, potential and learning from Giannis Antetokounmpo (read here): Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype caught up with Thon Maker to talk about his first few months in the NBA, and what the future might hold for him.

Next: Win In 6 Podcast #103: Giannis’ All-Star Game, Live Boogie Cousins Trade Reactions

That’s it for this edition of the roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.