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Adrian Griffin Highlights Silver Lining Of Milwaukee Bucks’ Loss To Jazz
Milwaukee Bucks fans aren’t happy about Monday night’s loss to the Utah Jazz. So much so, that the home fans at the Fiserv Forum showered their own team with boos in the first half after seeing Bucks go down by as much as 33 points against the Jazz.
Ultimately, Milwaukee suffered a 132-116 loss to mark their fourth defeat in five games. It was an utterly disappointing loss, to say the least, but coach Adrian Griffin was sitll able to see the bright side of an otherwise dark day for the Bucks.
Adrian Griffin Rues Milwaukee Bucks’ First Half Mishaps
To be fair, Griffin himself wasn’t at all pleased by what he saw from his team on Monday night, particularly in the opening half. In the first quarter alone, the Jazz drained no less than 11 triples to close out the period with an 18-point advantage.
By halftime, Utah was up 77-46. Coach Griff revealed after the game what he told his team at the break:
“I think it was just the way they were getting their points,” Griffin said, via Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “A lot of it was just uncontested threes where we’re not into their body. Not physical enough with their screening and our switches.
“At halftime, I probably showed more clips than I usually show. Just areas where we can respond. Sometimes as a coach, you know, you can come in and go bonkers. But I also believe you have to show them the areas you have to improve on. And they responded.”
Griffin Praises Team’s Resilience
Griffin then went on to praise his players for how they responded in the second half. According to the rookie coach, the Bucks could have easily folded and called it a night. Instead, they did everything they could to try and come back:
“We knew we were not playing well,” Griffin said. “We were not playing up to our standards.
“Like I said, at halftime, we showed them areas where you have to improve. They say film doesn’t lie. But, again, we got really strong character individuals on this team. That care about winning. And it showed tonight.
“We easily could have thrown in the towel. Guys were great. Bobby gave us a lift off the bench tremendously. Everyone in the second half, I thought, we flipped it a little bit in terms of our energy and effort. We made it a ball game. But in the NBA, you just can’t dig yourself a hole like that.”
To their credit, the Bucks were able to cut the lead down to seven points in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, they didn’t have enough gas left in the tank to complete the improbable comeback.
As Griffin said, however, their effort in the second half is still commendable, all things considered.
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MILWAUKEE – Brad Paisley is scheduled to perform at the BMO Pavilion in Milwaukee on Sept. 4.
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What we know:
The ticket pre-sale for Brad’s fan club members, Paisley Nation, begins on Tuesday, May 12 at 10 am. All tickets available at BradPaisley.com.
The tour will also offer a variety of VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level.
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Billionaire Wes Edens, co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA club, is shown at Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 9, 2015. The Wall Street Journal on Sunday identified Edens as the victim of a billion-dollar extortion plot allegedly hatched by an ex-lover. File Photo by Andrew Gombert/EPA
May 10 (UPI) — Wes Edens, the billionaire co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and an owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, was the target of a billion-dollar extortion scheme allegedly perpetrated by an ex-lover, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
A spokesman for Edens, 64, confirmed to the newspaper that the financier is the unnamed alleged victim in a federal indictment brought against Changli “Sophia” Luo of New York City.
Edens, one of world’s most successful global investment management firm leaders with Fortress, has developed and owned businesses in real estate, transportation, infrastructure, health care, financial services, media and entertainment.
He is also a high-profile sports team owner, including the Bucks and soccer club Aston Villa of the English Premier League. He is credited turning the Bucks from a perennial cellar dweller into a champion squad over a five-year span, culminating in the 2021 NBA championship.
But he also fell victim to a lurid alleged “sextortion” scheme, his spokesman confirmed to the WSJ, admitting the Edens is the unnamed “Victim 1” cited an indictment filed last year in Manhattan federal court against Luo.
The indictment reportedly accuses her of trying to extort Victim 1 of more than $1 billion by threatening to release videos and photos of them engaged in sex. Prosecutors alleged Luo also threatened to contact the victim’s family members and business partners in a threat to destroy his fortune if he did not pay up.
According to the indictment, Luo was arrested June 14 at JFK International Airport as she tried to board a flight to China, the New York Post reported.
“Mr. Edens will be making no comment on the case as the indictment speaks for itself with respect to the charges against the defendant,” his spokesman told the Journal. “Mr. Edens expects to testify under oath at the upcoming trial.”
MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels
Mostly sunny skies with partly sunny skies in the afternoon. There is a slight chance for a few sprinkles, but most areas remain dry. Highs near 60F on Sunday.
Patchy frost is possible again Sunday night into Monday morning as low temps inland can reach the lower 30s.
Cooler on Monday with easterly winds- low 50s near the lake to upper 50s inland.
A big boost in temperatures on Tuesday in the low 70s associated with a clipper system will bring the next chance of rain and a few storms.
Today: Mostly Sunny. Slight chance sprinkles.
High: 60°
Wind: NW 5-15
Tonight: Mostly Clear. Patchy frost.
Low: 38°
Wind: N 5
Monday: 53 LAKE. Mostly sunny.
High: 57°
Wind: E 5-10
Tuesday: Chance storms. Breezy.
AM Low: 39° High: 71°
Wind: SW 10-25
Wednesday:Partly sunny.
AM Low: 46° High: 59°
Wind: NW 5-15
Thursday: Mostly Sunny. Slight chance sprinkles.
AM Low: 42° High: 64°
Wind: S 5-10
Friday: Chance of Rain
AM Low: 47° High: 72°
Wind: SW 5-15
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