<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-pat-connaughton-makes-9-4-million-decision-for-2025-26-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Pat Connaughton makes $9.4 million decision for 2025-26 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pat-Connaughton-24-dribbles-the-basketball.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Pat Connaughton makes $9.4 million decision for 2025-26 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-21T13:32:17-07:00">June 21st, 1:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-21T13:32:17-07:00">June 21st, 1:32pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton has <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1936516278078017776" rel="noopener">exercised</a> his $9.4 million player option for the 2025–26 season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The decision ensures the veteran will return for an eighth season with the Bucks and his 11th overall in the NBA.</p><p>Connaughton, 32, appeared in 41 games during the 2024–25 campaign, averaging 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. He played 14.7 minutes per contest while serving as a key reserve in the Bucks’ rotation, often providing energy off the bench and spacing on the perimeter.</p><p>Originally drafted by the Brooklyn Nets in 2015 before being traded on draft night to Portland, Connaughton spent three seasons with the Trail Blazers before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-pat-connaughton-agrees-to-deal-with-milwaukee">joining the Bucks in 2018</a>. His arrival in Milwaukee marked the start of a steady run as a rotation piece, highlighted by his contributions to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-clock-officially-started">team’s 2021 NBA championship</a>.</p><h2><b>Pat Connaughton’s return gives Bucks veteran continuity as team enters pivotal offseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Pat-Connaughton.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Notre Dame product has built a reputation as a dependable two-way player with strong locker room presence. His athleticism, shooting touch, and ability to guard multiple positions have made him a trusted option for several Bucks coaches across multiple playoff runs.</p><p>Connaughton’s decision to opt into the final year of his contract gives Milwaukee a degree of roster certainty heading into an important offseason. After a disappointing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-rumors-aggressive-giannis-antetokounmpo-plan-confirmed">first-round exit to the Indiana Pacers</a> and the lingering injury recovery of Damian Lillard, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-rumors-aggressive-giannis-antetokounmpo-plan-confirmed">Bucks are expected to explore ways to reshape their roster</a> around Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>Under head coach Doc Rivers, now entering his second full season with the team, Connaughton’s veteran presence offers valuable continuity. The Bucks continue to emphasize experienced depth to support their championship aspirations.</p><p>Connaughton’s $9.4 million salary is the final year of the three-year deal he signed in 2022. With the option exercised, he remains under contract through the conclusion of the 2025–26 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Pat Connaughton makes $9.4 million decision for 2025-26 season

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Joe Ingles but offered that he’s been impressed with their efforts behind the scenes to get back.</p><p>He did allow Middleton has experienced some “contact” as he progresses.</p><p>— Jim Owczarski (@JimOwczarski) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimOwczarski/status/1586122788720766976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Khris Middleton has been out of action since Game 2 of the 2022 Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. He suffered a torn ligament in his left wrist sometime after the All-Star break and underwent successful surgery back in July, which has kept him sidelined as he recovers.</p><p>Middleton has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-you-just-never-know-khris-middleton-gets-brutally-honest-on-40-million-player-option-with-milwaukee/">been the team’s second star</a> behind Giannis Antetokoumpo and he played a key role in the team’s 2021 NBA championship. Last season he put up 20.1 points per game, 5.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from three-point range.</p><p>With Pat Connaughton, he too has not been able to make his season debut as he suffered a calf strain during preseason play. Connaughton has also been an instrumental player for the Bucks off the bench. Last season was arguably the best season of his career. He put up 9.9 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from 3-point range.</p><p>Meanwhile, Joe Ingles has yet to even suit up for the Bucks. He signed a free-agent contract with them in the offseason, but he is still recovering from an ACL injury he suffered back in January when he was still with the Utah Jazz. Ingles has long been one of the NBA’s best 3-point shooters holding a career-shooting average of 40.8 percent from distance.</p><p>The Bucks have been winning without the trio, but if this team wants to make another deep postseason run, they will need those players back on the court as soon as possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Khris Middleton, Pat Connaughton and Joe Ingles’ injury status revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-wont-love-this-pat-connaughton-injury-update/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t love this Pat Connaughton injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bucks-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Pat-Connaughton-Khris-Middleton.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t love this Pat Connaughton injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-16T08:41:44-07:00">October 16th, 8:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-16T08:43:06-07:00">October 16th, 8:43am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Milwaukee Bucks prepare for the 2022-23 season, they are dealing with some injuries to Giannis Anteotkounmpo’s key supporting cast members. Pat Connaughton’s latest injury update is not good news for the title contenders.</p><p>The Bucks <a href="https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/medical-update-on-pat-connaughton-2">announced</a> that Connaughton will be sidelined for three weeks due to a right calf strain. The veteran wing sat out the Bucks’ final two preseason games and will now be out for the beginning of the season.</p><p>“Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton missed the last two games with right calf soreness. On Friday, Connaughton underwent an MRI that revealed a right calf strain. Connaughton is expected to be sidelined for approximately three weeks,” according to the team’s website.</p><p>Connaughton averaged a career-high 9.9 points per game, as well as 4.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.9 steals, while shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from deep last season. The 29-year-old signed a contract extension with the Bucks earlier in the offseason.</p><p>The Bucks still have Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday but now have a key spot in the rotation to fill. With Wes Matthews <a href="https://twitter.com/JimOwczarski/status/1581375288818028544?s=20&amp;t=YBwb7Ym-7H-s2UupHLN4iw">potentially out</a> for a little while, too, Grayson Allen will be relied upon more heavily as Connaughton rehabs.</p><p>Milwaukee could also decide to pull the trigger on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-rumors-jae-crowder-on-trade-radar-help-out-giannis-antetokounmpo/">Jae Crowder trade</a> following the Connaughton news. The Bucks would certainly benefit from another 3-and-D wing, especially one with playoff experience, alongside their star trio. With Joe Ingles still recovering from his ACL injury, the Bucks could use another veteran wing to lean on.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t love this Pat Connaughton injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'WATCH: Bucks’ Pat Connaughton hilariously wrecks youths before getting crossed by little girl');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bucks.jpg"></figure><h1>WATCH: Bucks’ Pat Connaughton hilariously wrecks youths before getting crossed by little girl</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-27T20:30:43-07:00">July 27th, 8:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-27T20:30:43-07:00">July 27th, 8:30pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks guard/forward Pat Connaughton recently held a basketball clinic for kids and it turned out to be quite a successful event. The 29-year-old showed off his best moves to the campers as he taught them a thing or two about the game he loves.</p><p>It seems that Connaughton got a bit carried away, though. He went <a href="https://twitter.com/pconnaughton/status/1552134305467580418">full savage</a> on the kids in attendance by destroying them on both the offensive and defensive end. This was until a little girl decided to apply her full wrath on the NBA champion:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Got crossed by Lena 🙈🤷🏼‍♂️ (got my revenge on the other campers tho 😜) … fun day at camp! <a href="https://twitter.com/pcfoundation24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pcfoundation24</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/conntentstudios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@conntentstudios</a> <a href="https://t.co/KgEYEwjVJH">https://t.co/KgEYEwjVJH</a></p><p>— Pat Connaughton (@pconnaughton) <a href="https://twitter.com/pconnaughton/status/1552134305467580418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>You can clearly see how outmatched the kids were here. Pat Connaughton was probably going at 50% capacity, but he still wrecked those young kids and their basketball dreams. Kidding aside, though, this was quite an experience for these lucky boys and girls. After all, it’s not everyday that you get to go 1-on-1 against an NBA player.</p><p>At the end of the clip, however, Connaughton was hilariously sent to the floor by a young girl with a slick crossover. It looks like the Bucks wing intentionally fell to the ground, but it was still an epic moment nonetheless.</p><p>Connaughton is now entering the final year of his current contract with the Bucks after deciding to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-milwaukee-pat-connaughton-move-will-please-giannis-antetokounmpo-fans/">pick up</a> his Player Option for 2022-23. This is going to be a very important season for the former Notre Dame standout as he heads into free agency next summer.</p><p>Connaughton is coming off his best year as a pro last season, averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/connapa01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">9.9 points</a>, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists, while also connecting on 2.2 triples per game at a 39.5-percent clip.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

WATCH: Bucks’ Pat Connaughton hilariously wrecks youths before getting crossed by little girl

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Pat Connaughton move will please Giannis Antetokounmpo, fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bucks-news-milwaukees-pat-connaughton-move-will-please-giannis-antetokounmpo.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Pat Connaughton move will please Giannis Antetokounmpo, fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-12T21:35:25-07:00">July 12th, 9:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-12T21:35:25-07:00">July 12th, 9:35pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks just made sure Pat Connaughton is staying in the Cream City alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo long-term.</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1547068870803931136" rel="noopener">Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN</a>, the Bucks and Connaughton have agreed to a three-year, $28.5 million extension with a player option. <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/bucks-pat-connaughton-contract-extension/BsnM1jAtC5bq/" rel="noopener">Shams Charania of The Athletic</a> first reported the development, noting that the deal will keep the 29-year-old wing with the Bucks until the 2025-26 season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Milwaukee Bucks G Pat Connaughton has agreed on a three-year, $28.5M extension with a player option, his agents Jeff Schwartz and Jordan Gertler of <a href="https://twitter.com/excelbasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ExcelBasketball</a> tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1547068870803931136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Pat Connaughton picked up his $5.7 million player option with the team last June. Had he not signed an extension, though, he would become a free agent at the conclusion of the 2022-23 campaign.</p><p>Fortunately, the Bucks didn’t waste time and worked rather quickly to reach a new deal with one of their leaders and key shooters.</p><p>Connaughton has been a great stabilizing force for the Bucks in the past four years, and he has played his role to perfection to help Milwaukee become a dominant team in the East. Who could forget his incredible shooting during the 2021 NBA Finals when he averaged 47.5 percent from deep on 5.7 attempts per game? That was simply incredible!</p><p>The 29-year-old played in 65 games for the Bucks in 2021-22 and started in 19, averaging a career-high 9.9 points on top of 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists. He shot 39.5 percent from three, which was his best since his second year in the NBA.</p><p>Connaughton has been an important piece for the Bucks, and they let him know it with the new deal. Hopefully, the trust that Milwaukee showed him only motivates Connaugton further to continue his rise along Giannnis Antetokounmpo and his teammates.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Pat Connaughton move will please Giannis Antetokounmpo, fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Key Giannis Antetokounmpo teammate Pat Connaughton makes $5.7 million decision on Bucks future');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Pat-Connaughton-Bucks-Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpg"></figure><h1>Key Giannis Antetokounmpo teammate Pat Connaughton makes $5.7 million decision on Bucks future</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-06-22T12:23:06-07:00">June 22nd, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-06-22T12:23:50-07:00">June 22nd, 12:23pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will be looking to make another title run next season after an early exit in 2022 and they’ll have one of their key role players back in order to do so.</p><p>Sharpshooter Pat Connaughton is opting into his $5.7 player option for 2022-23, keeping him with the Bucks for another year at the very least.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1539684331781849094">Via Woj:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton is exercising his $5.7 million option to return for the 2022-2023 season, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1539684331781849094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Connaughton played in 65 games last season, averaging 9.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists while shooting 39% from three-point land. He missed a few weeks for the Bucks due to a hand injury but still served as an important piece off the bench throughout the campaign and in the playoffs.</p><p>A 41st overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Connaughton spent the first three years of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before coming over to Milwaukee. He’s been one of their most important shooters and a key target man for The Greek Freak out on the perimeter. 2021-22 was in fact his best season yet, putting up career-highs in points and three-point percentage.</p><p>Connaughton will become a free agent in the summer of 2023. If he makes even more of an impact moving forward, the Bucks could decide to extend him in a year’s time. Only time will tell. Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-rumors-giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-on-brink-of-losing-bobby-portis-to-free-agency/">Milwaukee must focus on locking down Bobby Portis Jr.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Key Giannis Antetokounmpo teammate Pat Connaughton makes $5.7 million decision on Bucks future

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Pat Connaughton’s timeline for return from hand surgery, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bucks-news-Pat-Connaughton_s-timeline-for-return-from-hand-surgery-revealed.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Pat Connaughton’s timeline for return from hand surgery, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-14T15:46:29-08:00">February 14th, 3:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-14T15:47:19-08:00">February 14th, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks were dealt a tough blow during one of their most grueling matchups of the season last week. Key shooting guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-the-silver-lining-of-pat-connaughtons-hand-surgery/">Pat Connaughton suffered a fractured bone</a> in his right hand, leaving midway through Milwaukee’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. On Monday, the Bucks provided an update on Connaughton after the sharpshooter underwent surgery on his broken fourth metacarpal. <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1493350380612329478">Per the team’s official Twitter account</a>, Connaughton is expected to return in roughly four weeks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pat Connaughton underwent successful surgery today to repair the fractured fourth metacarpal on his right hand.</p><p>Connaughton is expected to be sidelined for approximately four weeks.<a href="https://t.co/Q9T3yKpP5k" target="_blank">https://t.co/Q9T3yKpP5k</a></p><p>— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1493350380612329478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That’s definitely better news than the initial expectations from Bucks fans, with some even fearing that Connaughton’s season would be over after initial reports on his hand injury surfaced. Fortunately, the broken bone won’t keep him sidelined very long at all, as he could be up and running again by mid-March, which would be a huge plus for the Bucks.</p><p>The Bucks were rumored to be interested in Goran Dragic after the injury to Connaughton and the trade that saw Donte DiVincenzo leave town. It’s unclear if the updated timeline on Connaughton’s recovery will impact their interest in Dragic, though we’d expect the Bucks to remain firmly in the race to sign the Slovenian veteran.</p><p>On the season, Connaughton has averaged a career-high 10.1 points per game, on an impressive 40.7% clip from 3-point range. After starting his career in Portland, Connaughton joined the Bucks in 2018, and has steadily built an increased role within the team’s rotation. His absence will be a blow to the team’s perimeter scoring, though it’s certainly uplifting news knowing his injury won’t sideline him for much more than a month.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Pat Connaughton’s timeline for return from hand surgery, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ ‘aggressive’ stance on Goran Dragic after losing Donte DiVincenzo, Pat Connaughton');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BUCKS-NEWS.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ ‘aggressive’ stance on Goran Dragic after losing Donte DiVincenzo, Pat Connaughton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-13T12:10:47-08:00">February 13th, 12:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-13T12:11:11-08:00">February 13th, 12:11pm</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news">Milwaukee Bucks</a> are expected to be among the teams looking to add some talent to the roster during the NBA buyout season, and one player they have been linked to early on is Goran Dragic. Following Dragic’s trade from the Toronto Raptors to the San Antonio Spurs, it’s widely expected that the Spurs buy out the 35-year-old. <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1492944322278346758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1492944322278346758%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">Per Adrian Wojnarowski</a>, the Bucks are expected to be “aggressive” in their pursuit of Dragic on the buyout market, especially following the departure of Donte DiVincenzo at the trade deadline and the subsequent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-the-silver-lining-of-pat-connaughtons-hand-surgery/">hand injury to Pat Connaughton</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">In the aftermath of the Donte DiVincenzo trade and Connaughton injury, the Bucks will be aggressive in pursuit of Goran Dragic once he enters the buyout market next week, sources said. There will be significant opportunity for Dragic to play a role on the defending champions.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1492944322278346758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The link to Dragic makes sense, given DiVincenzo is no longer in town and Connaughton will miss much of the rest of the year after he undergoes surgery to repair a fractured fourth metacarpal in his right hand. Dragic only appeared in five games for the Raptors this season before the two sides agreed mutually to allow him to train away from the team until a trade could be sorted out. Despite getting his wishes and being dealt to the Spurs, it’s not expected that will be Dragic’s final destination.</p><p>The Bucks are now expected to be “aggressive” pursuers of Dragic, who has been linked to various organizations including the Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>With Connaughton sidelined for the foreseeable future, adding a talented player like Dragic to the Bucks’ backcourt could pay dividends towards their chances of repeating as NBA champions. They’ll have some competition in order to secure his signature, however, as he’s anticipated to be one of the hottest commodities on the buyout market.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ ‘aggressive’ stance on Goran Dragic after losing Donte DiVincenzo, Pat Connaughton

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'The silver lining of Bucks’ Pat Connaughton’s hand surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bucks-news-The-silver-lining-of-Pat-Connaughton_s-hand-surgery.jpeg"></figure><h1>The silver lining of Bucks’ Pat Connaughton’s hand surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-13T11:30:21-08:00">February 13th, 11:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-13T11:31:02-08:00">February 13th, 11:31am</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news">Milwaukee Bucks</a> were dealt a brutal blow when it came to Pat Connaughton, as the sharpshooter fractured a bone in his right hand during the loss to the Phoenix Suns. While Connaughton will be out for the foreseeable future, the latest update on the Bucks shooting guard comes with one key silver lining. <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1492939718065020932">According to Adrian Wojnarowski</a>, while Connaughton is set to undergo surgery on his hand to repair the fractured bone, he’s expected to return before the end of the season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will undergo surgery to repair a fractured fourth metacarpal on his right hand Monday and is expected to return to the lineup before the end of the regular season, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1492939718065020932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That’s definitely a positive break for the Bucks, who have serious aspirations of repeating as NBA champions in 2021-22. The loss of Connaughton in the short term will be difficult to overcome, though they certainly have the star power and depth to compete in his absence.</p><p>Connaughton has played a meaningful role for the Bucks off the bench this season, though he’s been inserted as a starter for 18 of his 54 appearances. Averaging 27 minutes per night, Connaughton is scoring a career-high 10.1 points per game, to go with 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists. He’s draining 2.3 3-pointers per contest at a career-best 40.7% clip, proving an invaluable member of Milwaukee’s rotation.</p><p>While the 29-year-old won’t be returning to the court any time soon, it’s extremely encouraging to know that his season isn’t done following a serious injury such as a fractured bone in his hand. While there’s no exact timetable for Connaughton’s return as of yet, Wojnarowski’s report should have Bucks fans feeling confident that they’ll get the sharpshooting wing back before the team’s playoff run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The silver lining of Bucks’ Pat Connaughton’s hand surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks hit with significant Pat Connaughton injury right after Donte DiVincenzo trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bucks-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Pat-Connaughton-.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bucks hit with significant Pat Connaughton injury right after Donte DiVincenzo trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-11T07:33:43-08:00">February 11th, 7:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-11T10:33:06-08:00">February 11th, 10:33am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks used one of their biggest trade chips, Donte DiVincenzo, to land former block-per-game leader Serge Ibaka to help fortify their center rotation, which has been in flux since Brook Lopez’s season-ending back injury. The Bucks also received two second-round picks and traded away Rodney Hood and Semi Ojeleye in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-bucks-get-serge-ibaka-in-4-team-deal-with-clippers-kings-pistons/">four-team trade</a>.</p><p>The Bucks depleted some of their depth to land Ibaka, who should provide just what they need off the bench. Unfortunately, they lost one of their key reserves just hours after the trade deadline.</p><p>Pat Connaughton fractured a bone in his hand in the <a href="https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1492016703772901379?s=20&amp;t=6k5yq8FB93Pt3nkvQ5KRrQ">third quarter</a> of the Bucks’ loss to the Phoenix Suns. Head coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t immediately rule him out for the long term but added that he does not yet know when he will be back.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer, on Pat Connaughton's injury:</p><p>"We're trying to figure out who will see him next, what the next step is. Unfortunate, but I think we're hopeful that he'll be able to return…when that is, not exactly sure. But we'll see." <a href="https://t.co/DIFgaDfsBF" target="_blank">https://t.co/DIFgaDfsBF</a></p><p>— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) <a href="https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1492015061606432771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Connaughton has been playing the best ball of his career this season, averaging a career-best 10.7 points while shooting 40.7 percent from 3-point land. Milwaukee often uses him as a starter when other players are injured. Now, they may be without him for a while.</p><p>The Bucks have been better after a mediocre start to the new year, winning eight of their last 10 games prior to the loss to the Suns. They are fourth in the Eastern Conference. Losing Connaughton is survivable but it may force the Bucks to get a little more active in the buyout market. Finding wings that can shoot shouldn’t be too hard, especially since they can offer them a legit crack at winning a championship.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks hit with significant Pat Connaughton injury right after Donte DiVincenzo trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks fan gets tattoo for Pat Connaughton after promising one for title');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pat-Connaughton-Bucks.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks fan gets tattoo for Pat Connaughton after promising one for title</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-14T06:30:49-07:00">August 14th, 6:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-14T06:31:25-07:00">August 14th, 6:31am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sports fans do some crazy things. We’ve seen numerous wild tattoos after their team accomplishes a feat and this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> supporter is no exception.</p><p>It’s unknown if she actually knows Pat Connaughton, but this girl promised to get a tattoo for him if the Bucks won a title. <a href="https://twitter.com/evans_megan8/status/1425945816125038594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1425945816125038594%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">She held that promise</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">got the clover for your time at <a href="https://twitter.com/NotreDame?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NotreDame</a> 🍀   <a href="https://twitter.com/pconnaughton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@pconnaughton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Bucks</a> <a href="https://t.co/XcYxMv4rAg" target="_blank">https://t.co/XcYxMv4rAg</a> <a href="https://t.co/khD6JzYhOG" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/khD6JzYhOG</a></p><p>— braunie forever (@evans_megan8) <a href="https://twitter.com/evans_megan8/status/1425945816125038594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>We’re going to assume the fan went to Notre Dame as well, just like Connaughton. While he was drafted by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>, Connaughton eventually ended up in Portland before signing with the Bucks in 2018. His contributions on both ends of the floor were key in Milwaukee’s title run, averaging 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds on 37% shooting from downtown in 2020/21. In the NBA Finals alone, Connaughton shot 44% from long range.</p><p>After several years of playoff failure, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> and<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/records"> the Bucks finally got over the hump</a>. It was a surreal moment for the franchise, who hadn’t won a title in a whole 50 years.</p><p>Okay, back to the tattoo. The fan got a clover with Connaughton’s #24 inside of it, which is pretty cool. But, let’s be honest. She got it behind her ear for a reason. That way, not many people will be able to see it. Smart move.</p><p>Nonetheless, she kept her word. You have to respect that.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks fan gets tattoo for Pat Connaughton after promising one for title

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Did Pat Connaughton shade LeBron James with bold claim on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s epic block?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-LeBron-James-Pat-Connaughton-Deandre-Ayton-Bucks-Suns.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Did Pat Connaughton shade LeBron James with bold claim on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s epic block?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-14T23:13:28-07:00">July 14th, 11:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-14T23:13:28-07:00">July 14th, 11:13pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo went all The Incredible Hulk in the dying moments of Game 4 on Wednesday, helping the Milwaukee Bucks escaped a close one against the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>But while The Incredible Hulk is cool, a more appropriate comparison for Giannis might be LeBron James, especially after he made a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-giannis-insane-block-on-deandre-ayton-saves-game-4-vs-suns/">crucial block against Deandre Ayton</a> with only a little over a minute to go in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Other NBA stars went bonkers on Twitter after the massive rejection. But The Greek Freak’s teammate Pat Connaughton went even further, laying claim that it was the greatest block in NBA history. Life tip: Look at Khris Middleton’s reaction (via<a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1415533190949834754%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php"> NBA on ESPN</a>).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It's, in my opinion, the best block of all time." </p><p>—Pat Connaughton on Giannis' block on Deandre Ayton <a href="https://t.co/dridZ2Ne8J" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/dridZ2Ne8J</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1415533190949834754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Giannis’ huge denial on Ayton prevented the Suns from tying the game at 101. Devin Booker made a pinpoint lob to Ayton but Giannis recovered in time to say, um, how do you say NO in Greece?</p><p>But of course, while it was an epic block, it could be argued that LeBron’s chase-down rejection of Andre Iguodala in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals was better. The moment was bigger, the play was more difficult, and of course, the title was on the line. Also, there are literally hundreds of other amazing blocks in NBA history.</p><p>For what it’s worth, Giannis Antetokounmpo has always admired LeBron James, so just being mentioned alongside him will always be an honor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Did Pat Connaughton shade LeBron James with bold claim on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s epic block?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Pat Connaughton offers Trae Young bulletin board material with Kevin Durant comment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bucks-Pat-Connaughton-Trae-Young.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Pat Connaughton offers Trae Young bulletin board material with Kevin Durant comment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-23T10:17:56-07:00">June 23rd, 10:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-23T10:17:56-07:00">June 23rd, 10:17am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> forward Pat Connaughton may have given Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young some motivation after heaping praise on Kevin Durant.</p><p>Connaughton spoke about the Bucks’ upcoming series against the Hawks after warring with Durant and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> for seven games in the conference finals. He seemed quite pleased not to be facing KD anymore:</p><blockquote>“Each team just went to war, for lack of a better term, for seven games,” Connaughton said, via <a href="https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1407738120490131460">ESPN’s Malika Andrews</a>. “It’s refreshing to play against a different team… especially one that doesn’t have Kevin Durant on it.”</blockquote><p>Connaughton is hardly offering the most earth-shattering statement here. Durant torched the Bucks for 35.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists during the series. He nearly led the Nets to the conference finals practically on his own.</p><p>Ultimately, the Bucks managed to outlast Brooklyn. Milwaukee sounds relieved to be facing a different team, which might inspire Young to put on a show.</p><p>The Hawks star posted inefficient shooting numbers in Atlanta’s matchup with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>, shooting below 40 percent from the field and just over 32 percent from beyond the arc. However, Young still averaged close to 30 points per contest thanks in part to his ability to get to the line. He also dished out over 10 assists and consistently seemed to make plays late in games.</p><p>The Hawks can’t expect Young to be as prolific as Durant, especially since the Bucks will probably stick with Jrue Holiday as his primary on-ball defender. Still, perhaps “Ice Trae” will be intent on showing the Bucks they need to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpos-drops-truth-on-trae-youngs-skill-level/">keep their guard up</a> despite moving on from Durant and the Nets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Pat Connaughton offers Trae Young bulletin board material with Kevin Durant comment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Bucks’ Pat Connaughton bleeds everywhere after taking elbow in face from Joe Harris');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bucks-news-pat-connaughton-bleeds-everywhere-after-taking-elbow-in-face-from-joe-harris.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Bucks’ Pat Connaughton bleeds everywhere after taking elbow in face from Joe Harris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-13T14:52:35-07:00">June 13th, 2:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-13T14:52:35-07:00">June 13th, 2:52pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The playoffs is known for it’s physicality. After all, in a series where every game matters, defenses tend to elevate. However, it’s pretty rare to see a player get bloodied like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> guard Pat Connaughton.</p><p>In the third quarter of their Game 4 showdown with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JwalSports/status/1404181116236468228" rel="noopener">Connaughton took an inadvertent elbow</a> from Joe Harris while attempting to get the rebound.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pat Connaughton was taken to the locker room after getting elbowed by Joe Harris. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBAPlayoffs</a> <a href="https://t.co/iD1OYiR80Q" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/iD1OYiR80Q</a></p><p>— JWAL Sports (@JwalSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/JwalSports/status/1404181116236468228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Sure enough, it was clear it’s not intentional. However, it still forced Pat Connaughton to head to the locker room after getting a cut on his face near his left eye. Here’s a look at the veteran guard bleeding after the incident:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">If Pat Connaughton was in AEW a T-shirt would already be in the works <a href="https://t.co/eytrHg5xd7" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/eytrHg5xd7</a></p><p>— Egregious Philbin (@knewwm) <a href="https://twitter.com/knewwm/status/1404181690520637441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>You hate to see incidents like this, especially since it can be dangerous for the player. Fortunately, Pat Connaughton was able to return to the game and make his impact to the Bucks in their bid to tie the series.</p><p>Connaughton is an integral part of the Bucks’ rotation. While he is only putting up 4.7 points per game in the playoffs prior to Sunday’s game, his defense has been crucial for Milwaukee. Had he been ruled out for the rest of the night, the Bucks would have surely struggled without his presence and activity on the floor.</p><p>For what it’s worth, Connaughton finished with eight points, two rebounds, three assists, four steals and two blocks in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/brooklyn-nets-milwaukee-bucks-6-14-2021/46fb7e93-67de-433d-b74a-a1fe8f476ea7" rel="noopener">107-96 win</a>. He had the second-highest plus-minus rating on the team with  +23, only behind <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> (+29). It’s safe to say he is the hero of the contest, and he even took one (elbow) for the team!</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Bucks’ Pat Connaughton bleeds everywhere after taking elbow in face from Joe Harris

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo’s hilarious bench reactions to big plays from Brook Lopez, Pat Connaughton');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bucks-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo’s hilarious bench reactions to big plays from Brook Lopez, Pat Connaughton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-22T19:19:05-07:00">March 22nd, 7:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-22T19:19:05-07:00">March 22nd, 7:19pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> game against the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/indiana-pacers"> Indiana Pacers</a> on Monday due to a left knee sprain. The Greek Freak made sure he was still there to support his teammates by being their biggest cheerleader on the bench.</p><p>The two-time NBA MVP took the role of the perfect hype man as cameras caught his hilarious celebrations on the sidelines early in the first quarter. It all started when the Bucks’ flat-footed center <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lopezbr01.html">Brook Lopez</a> took it to the skies for a monster two-handed flush.</p><p>Along with his older brother and teammate Thanasis, the Antetokounmpo brothers had this wild and hilarious reaction to Lopez’s rare slam.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Antetokounmpo bros loved this Brook Lopez dunk 😂 <a href="https://t.co/a7A0gofCK0" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/a7A0gofCK0</a></p><p>— NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1374170291820060678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Even without their best player on the floor, the Bucks raced to a hot start thanks to their blistering shooting from the field. Giannis was definitely loving it when Bucks swingman Pat Connaughton drilled Milwaukee’s 41st point of the first quarter with a corner trey. While Antetokounmpo is not much of a shooter, his hilarious impersonation of Connaughton’s textbook shooting stroke is pure gold.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Bucks (9-12 3PT) are on FIRE early 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/86zlBnqDty" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/86zlBnqDty</a></p><p>— NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1374173902574813184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After hitting a rough patch at one point this year, the Bucks are clicking on all cylinders once more, holding down the third seed in the East (27-14) heading into Monday’s game. Giannis’ leadership has been crucial in the Bucks’ latest surge, which has led them to win six straight ahead of their matchup with the Pacers tonight. The Bucks came into tonight’s contest just two games behind the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. While it remains unclear how long Antetokounmpo will be out, his team can still count on him to hype them up even while on the bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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