Author: Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Khris Middleton informed Bucks he was declining his $40.4 million player option to become a free agent. He can still return to the team on a new deal.

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said the team is ‘optimistic’ about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s back injury. An X-ray and MRI were clear.

Brook Lopez was ejected for standing up for Giannis Antetokounmpo after Trey Lyles’ shove in Bucks’ win over Kings.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points in a return from a one-game absence as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Washington Wizards.

The Warriors’ Draymond Green said he got game officials to eject a fan in Milwaukee after the fan said “some threatening stuff to my life.”

Even with the return of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks’ nine-game winning streak came to an end in Atlanta with a loss to the Hawks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double and the Bucks won their fourth straight game without injured all-star Khris Middleton.

Milwaukee took care of business in Game 5 and made sure not to prolong the first-round series by finishing off Chicago 116-100 to advance.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s franchise record for points that had stood since 1975 during Thursday’s game.