Mallory Edens, the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks owner Wes Edens, reminisced on her viral moment at the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery and the lasting effect harmful comments online had on her. During a recent appearance on the “Unlike Me” podcast, Edens — who became an internet sensation when she represented the Bucks in the lottery … Read more
Kendrick Perkins’ hot takes are getting people a little too worked up. The former NBA champion and ESPN personality revealed on the “Road Trippin’” podcast with Channing Frye that Milwaukee Bucks fans went wild after he said that Giannis Antetokounmpo was the “Robin” to Khris Middleton’s “Batman” during the 2021 NBA Finals. “I started getting … Read more
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is on island time as rumors swirl about a potential new NBA home. The former two-time league MVP, currently at the center of offseason trade rumors, was filmed dancing on a boat in his native Greece in a TikTok video posted Sunday. “Meanwhile in Greece,” Antetokounmpo captioned the post, adding … Read more
Jay Williams and Stephen A. Smith traded barbs over their “asinine” points in a back-and-forth on “First Take,” which stemmed from comments Smith made about Giannis Antetokounmpo. The former NBA point guard took issue with Smith calling Antetokounmpo an “underachiever” last week, leading Williams to call it “one of your worst takes” and that it … Read more
The Bucks passed on champagne, but that did not stop Mallory Edens from celebrating the team’s NBA Cup triumph. After Milwaukee topped Oklahoma City in this year’s NBA Cup final, 97-81, the 28-year-old daughter of Bucks owner Wes Edens posted a series of Instagram photos Wednesday that commemorated Tuesday’s victory. In addition to sharing a … Read more
Jaylen Brown and Nike’s feud lives on. The Celtics star fired back after the sportswear brand appeared to take a shot at him while celebrating Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 59-point performance in a win against the Pistons on Wednesday. “Nothing childish about ’em. 59 for the Greek freak,” Nike posted on X. Antetokounmpo has a … Read more
Damian Lillard endured quite the blast from his past Monday during the Bucks’ media day. When fielding questions from reporters at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Lillard was asked about the time rapper GloRilla shot her shot with him at NBA All-Star weekend in February. The Bucks point guard — who laughed when asked, “Are you … Read more
Wedding bells were ringing for Giannis Antetokounmpo over the weekend, as the Bucks superstar married longtime love Mariah Riddlesprigger in his native Greece, according to reports. Joined by 200 of their closest confidants — reportedly including LeBron James — the couple became husband and wife at the Costa Navarino resort, Greek outlet Proto Thema reported, … Read more
Bucks guard Patrick Beverley apologized for throwing a basketball twice at fans in Indianapolis, but alleged some Pacers fans grossly crossed the line while taunting him. He also disputed a report that a “Cancun on three” chant enraged him. “Unfortunate situation that should have never happened. What I did was bad and that should have … Read more
Patrick Beverley’s postgame act was as bad as his on-game performance during the Bucks’ season-ending loss to the Pacers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night. The Bucks guard — who finished with six points on 3-for-11 shooting in 40 points of play in Milwaukee’s 120-98 — told ESPN reporter Malinda Adams … Read more
Kay’La Lillard has entered the chat. Damian Lillard’s estranged wife had jokes about GloRilla’s DUI arrest in Gwinnett County, Ga., on Tuesday — two months after the Memphis rapper expressed interest in the Bucks’ star guard. In a post shared Wednesday on her Instagram Stories, Kay’La re-shared a photo of GloRilla’s apparent mugshot with the … Read more
GloRilla played coy and laughed when Shannon Sharpe asked her about seemingly pursuing Bucks guard Damian Lillard during the NBA All-Star weekend in February. During the latest installment of his “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Sharpe brought up a message the rapper shared on X, “I want him,” which included a photo of her and Lillard … Read more
It’s the unseen side of a blockbuster NBA trade. Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has no regrets about his “big boy decision” to seek a trade after 11 years with the Trail Blazers, but the transition has been “tough” for the newly single NBA star, who filed for divorce from his college sweetheart, Kay’La Lillard, on … Read more
JJ Redick didn’t just take Doc Rivers’ old job — he eviscerated him. The ex-NBA star joined Mike Breen and Doris Burke on ESPN’s top broadcasting team after Rivers left the gig to coach the Milwaukee Bucks in a midseason hire, but Redick isn’t giving him any leeway in his return to the bench. “I’ve … Read more
Damian Lillard wasn’t the only one taking shots during NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis. Rapper GloRilla expressed interest in the Bucks superstar early Monday, posting a message to the competition on X after sharing a photo of herself and the newly crowned MVP of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. “Whoever she is can’t whoop me … Read more
Michael Kay is never one to hold back, and he let ESPN have it this week after Doc Rivers left the network to become the next head coach of the Bucks. The ESPN New York radio host told his audience on Thursday that the network had “Egg on its face” after it previously let go … Read more
There was an elephant in the arena on Wednesday night, and Mike Breen made sure to address it right away. Before ESPN’s broadcast of the Mavericks vs. Suns game in Dallas, the ESPN play-by-play announcer discussed who was and wasn’t available for the matchup — including Doc Rivers. The now-former ESPN NBA analyst joined the … Read more
Doc Rivers’ tenure with ESPN barely lasted any time at all. And it certainly didn’t go as ESPN envisioned. Rivers was hired as the Bucks’ new head coach on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. He will replace Adrian Griffin, who was fired Tuesday just 43 games into his first year in charge. ESPN shook up … Read more
Anyone watching the Knicks-Nets postgame show on TNT or seeing the latest Doc Rivers development on social media Tuesday night all likely had the same question. What is CNN Sports? Adam Lefkoe delivered the news on TNT, citing CNN Sports, that Rivers, who joined ESPN after being fired by the 76ers last year, has accepted … Read more
With Doc Rivers on the verge of potentially becoming the Bucks coach, his stay as one of the voices of the NBA Finals for ESPN may be over before it really started. It would be stinging for the network because one of the reasons ESPN, according to sources, let go of its longtime analysts, Jeff … Read more