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Faltering down the stretch, the Bucks missed out on the eighth seed for the NBA playoffs to a Philadelphia 76ers team that upset the Chicago Bulls in the first round and took the Boston Celtics to a Game 7. Sigh...what could've been... Moving forward, the Bucks should be concentrating on shoring up issues to put them back in the middle of the pack ... (more)

Apr 23, 2012; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova shoots during the game against the Toronto Raptors at the Bradley Center.

In the world of math, much is made about a concept called an inflection point-for the Milwaukee Bucks, July 1st will likely prove to be just that.

The Milwaukee Bucks were reduced to scoreboard watching while trying to beat the Toronto Raptors on Monday night at the Bradley Center.

To the dismay of the few teams still alive in the playoffs, that's exactly what the vast majority of the league is thinking right now.

On Monday, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, the Bradley Center, the Milwaukee Bucks and BMO Harris Bank announced a naming sponsorship by BMO Harris Bank that will expand the name of the building to the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Scott Skiles sees it every time there is a jump ball, when eight NBA players circle around the two standing side-by-side, readying to leap for possession.

We come at last to the big one. Most Valuable Player . Shockingly, no Bucks player received even a single vote for the NBA's award , but we're not worried about that right now.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Drew Gooden's professional approach led to a crucial victory for the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

In his report that the Orlando Magic have interviewed Adonal Foyle for their General Manager position, Jarrod Rudolph of RealGM.com included another interesting fact: Alex Martins' decided to strip Otis Smith, the team's President of Basketball Operations, of his ability to negotiate trades and instead took command, along with Foyle, of trade talks ... (more)

SI.com: Bucks reportedly denied Blazers permission to interview John Hammond Putting an end to speculation about Portland's interest in Bucks GM John Hammond , Sam Amick reports that the Bucks recently turned down the Blazers request to interview Hammond for their vacant GM position.

One of the great qualities in sports are the nuances, the way a game can be broken down to the smallest degree, the way a final outcome can be explained away by subtleties long forgotten by games end or never seen at first blush.

Madonna, Steven Tyler, Lady Gaga, Chris Martin, Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks and even the geriatric Mick and Keith would fill the building because, for good or ill, they're superstars.

For all the players that are sure to grow from this year's 2012 NBA draft , there are also those high-risk talents that teams know don't have much potential to improve in the league.

An unhappy Scott Skiles didn't mince words with his team or reporters following the Milwaukee Bucks' 95-90 victory over Charlotte on Friday night at the Bradley Center.

The management team is returning, the most important players support the decision, and the owner who made it has for the first time publicly pledged to contribute to the building of a new arena.

It's the long-term future of the franchise that the team's owner, Sen. Herb Kohl, has on his mind.

MILWAUKEE In the end, there wasn't anything Brandon Jennings, Monta Ellis or anybody else could do to save the Milwaukee Bucks' faint playoff hopes.

Earlier this season, the Milwaukee Bucks opted to trade former first overall pick Andrew Bogut for former Warriors swingman Monta Ellis .

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