Overview
- Following Sunday’s 131-115 win in Memphis, the Bucks posted “Won the matchup between everyone’s two favorite cities,” a jab at LeBron James’ recent remarks.
- James told ESPN on Saturday that the only places he dislikes playing now are Milwaukee and Memphis, saying the issue is travel and hotels, not residents, and citing the Hyatt Centric.
- In a Thursday Bob Does Sports video, he griped about “a random Tuesday in Milwaukee” and “a random Thursday” in Memphis and floated moving the Grizzlies to Nashville.
- Fans and media figures, including Stephen A. Smith and David Dennis Jr., criticized the tone as dismissive of Memphis’ largely Black community and its civil-rights history, while local leaders defended the city.
- Bucks coach Doc Rivers joked Milwaukee should build a Four Seasons and “trade for him,” quipping he might get fined, as the league polices comments that mimic recruiting.