Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pat Connaughton hit the weights
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as we learn about the bond Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Pat Connaughton have struck up in the weight room over the course of the year.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Pat Connaughton shares his and superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo’s affinity for hitting the weight room, we dig into D.J. Wilson‘s reduced role since the arrivals of Nikola Mirotic and Pau Gasol, and much more.
As the great story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Lori Nickel details, Antetokounmpo and Connaughton were quick to strike up a connection and a friendly rivalry when Connaughton arrived in Milwaukee last August and it’s only continued on their off days throughout the year.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
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Nickel: The building of Giannis continues with teammate Pat Connaughton (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Lori Nickel examined the bond that Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Planet Pat Connaughton have struck up in the weight room, thanks to the insights of the Bucks reserve.
An addition by the Bucks has meant a subtraction of minutes for D.J. Wilson (read here): Also of the Journal Sentinel, Matt Velazquez dug into D.J. Wilson’s role within the team’s rotation being reduced following the Bucks’ pickups of Nikola Mirotic and, more recently, Pau Gasol.
Statement from Fiserv Forum (read here): Here’s the statement from Bucks president Peter Feigin following the city of Milwaukee winning their bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which will be held at Fiserv Forum.
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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.