Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Late game drama stems from Team USA win over Greece
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as we examine the tension that arose late in Team USA’s win over Greece Saturday morning and why the Antetokounmpo brothers were at the center of it.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, tension mounts following Team USA’s win over Greece and a chasedown block attempt from Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, we look at what Eric Bledsoe needs to do to become an All-Star next season, and much more.
After the USA knocked off Greece with ease Saturday morning, a relatively heated scene bore out between, among others, Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo from the Greek side, and Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart from the American side, as some of the US players took issue with Thanasis’ unsuccessful chasedown block attempt on Harrison Barnes late in the game.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 9/7/19
Milwaukee Bucks: Jack Sikma enshrined in Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Adam McGee touched on former Bucks big man Jack Sikma taking his place in the Naismith Hall of Fame Friday night as part of this year’s induction ceremony.
Milwaukee Bucks: Sidney Moncrief thanks fans, takes his place in the Hall of Fame: Adam also wrote about legendary Bucks guard Sidney Moncrief receiving his long overdue honor of being inducted in the Hall of Fame as part of this year’s class.
Milwaukee Bucks: USA wins comfortably as Greece continues to misuse Giannis Antetokounmpo: Lastly, Adam recapped Team USA’s comfortable win over Greece Saturday morning and the frustrations continue to mount for Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, despite a strong individual performance.
Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 9/7/19
Team USA upset with Antetokounmpos after foul: ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported on the reactions some Team USA players had toward Thanasis’ unsuccessful chasedown block late in the Americans’ easy win over Greece and the post-game drama that ensued.
Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things Eric Bledsoe needs to do to be an All-Star: Brian Sampson over at Dairyland Express offered up his three requisites that Eric Bledsoe must achieve in order to potentially make his first career All-Star appearance next season.
That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.