Tracking the larger sentiments of Bucks fans week by week.
Milwaukee had a terrible, no good, very bad week. It started with the news that Damian Lillard’s calf injury was caused by a DVT in his right calf. He is now out indefinitely. There is optimism that Lillard can return at some point this season, but the health of Dame is more critical, and this is not an injury you would want to rush somebody back from.
League source says there is a great deal of optimism that Damian Lillard will return this season from the deep vein thrombosis in his right calf.
More here on the Bucks star’s situation, with @eric_nehm, at @theathletic.bsky.social
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— Sam Amick (@samamick.bsky.social) 2025-03-26T01:00:51.786Z
Milwaukee then had no Giannis Antetokounmpo or Lillard against the Denver Nuggets. Despite not having their two stars, Milwaukee gave the Nuggets a challenge, but they still fell to Jokic and Co. The Bucks finally returned home to face the New York Knicks but lost. Then disaster happened Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks.
Milwaukee has suffered a rough stretch, losing six of its last ten games, which has seen it fall to sixth in the Eastern Conference. Various factors contribute to the Bucks’ problems; Riley highlighted the offense a few weeks ago, and the Hawks game was Milwaukee’s worst defensive showing all season, but we’ve seen the patterns all too frequently. Their rebounding and transition game have been exploited over the past few years.
In Tuesday Tracker, we’ll discuss your opinions about Dame’s availability, the Bucks’ likely playoff seed, and their biggest flaw.
As always, this poll will be open until midnight Central on Friday, and we’ll post the results later that day. Thanks for voting!