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Adrian Griffin In Line To Replace Mike Budenholzer As The Milwaukee Bucks’ Head Coach
Less than a month after parting ways with one of the most successful head coaches in franchise history, the Milwaukee Bucks are expected to announce Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as their replacement for Mike Budenholzer.
The decision was first reported by The Athletic and ESPN.com but has yet to be confirmed by team officials and marks Griffin’s return to Milwaukee, where his playing career ended following a three-team trade in 2008.
Griffin never played for the Bucks but joined head coach Scott Stiles’ staff as an assistant. He spent two years on Milwaukee’s bench before joining Tom Thibodeau’s staff with the Bulls in 2010. Skiles hired Griffin again when he took over the Orlando Magic
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When officially announced, Griffin will become the 17th head coach in Bucks history and the third hired since the current ownership group led by Wes Edens, Mark Lasry (who recently sold his stake in the team to members of the Haslem family) and Jamie Dina purchased the team from former Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl in 2014.
Larry Drew had just wrapped up his first and only season when the sale was announced. The new owners replaced him with Jason Kidd who led a remarkable turnaround in his first season, taking a team that went a league-worst 15-67 under Drew to a 41-41 finish and a playoff berth.
Kidd’s tenure came to an end halfway through his fourth season, leaving Milwaukee with a 139-152 record. Assistant Joe Prunty led the team the rest of the way but was not retained after posting a 21-16 record.
Instead, Milwaukee handed the reigns to Budenholzer who led the team to the league’s best record three times in five seasons as well as its second championship in franchise history while compiling 217-120 record which marked the best wining percentage (.693) of any coach in team history.
But for all that success, the Bucks struggled during the playoffs under Budenholzer including 2019, when Milwaukee blew a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals to Griffin’s Raptors.
The Bucks were knocked out in the second round during the 2020 bubble playoffs but after winning the 2021 title, were ousted in the conference semifinals by Boston then were stunned in a first round upset by Miami this season.
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Enjoy a weekend of fun at Milwaukee's Lakefront Festival of Art
MILWAUKEE – Head to the Milwaukee Art Museum for a weekend of art, food, music, and much more at the Lakefront Art Festival.
You can meet 120 artists from across the nation and shop for paintings, ceramics, fiber, metalwork, jewelry, and more.
You can also sample Milwaukee flavor from local restaurants, lounge in the sunshine in the beer and wine gardens, and make art in the outdoor Kohl’s Art Studio.
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The family-friendly event runs from Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16, rain or shine.
Festival admission includes access to the museum.
For more information on the festival, click here.
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Juneteenth Milwaukee Freedom Ball; highlights community leaders, raises money for the Juneteenth pageant
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee community came out in full support of the annual Juneteenth Freedom Ball at the Harley-Davidson Museum.
Honorees for the 2024 Freedom Ball
Three people were honored tonight at the ball for their commitment to improving the community.
Mike Falbo received the ‘Joseph M. Winston Community Commitment Award.’
Janette Mitchell-Herrera was honored as the 2024 Freedom Ball Volunteer of the Year.’
Steve Mahan, was celebrated as the 2024 Freedom Ball Father of the Year.
Our very own Stephanie Brown emceed the event, which helped raise money for the Juneteenth pageant.
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Locals react to former President Trump calling Milwaukee a 'horrible' city
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — On Thursday, Former President Donald Trump reportedly called Milwaukee a “horrible” city.
In response, his campaign said he was referring to the city’s violent crime rate and voter fraud.
TMJ4 wanted to hear directly from people who call Milwaukee home, so we took to the streets to do just that.
Rather than simply asking, we created a sign to see if his statement would make a statement and get people talking.
“It’s just a regular city. People are just really afraid of the narratives that are being pushed,” said Omar Jaime.
“He’s coming here in a couple of weeks. So, I think it takes an awful lot of ignorance to say something that negative before he’s coming if he really thinks he should be president,” said Dorsey.
“I love this part of the world. It has made me a large part of who I am today and for somebody to say this is a horrible city, it’s 100% not true. It’s not a horrible city; it’s a wonderful city,” said Johnson.
Elaine Rojas-Castillo spent nearly two hours in the heart of the Third Ward, asking anyone who would stop to share their thoughts.
Most agreed with Jaime, Dorsey, and Johnson, but one man who saw our sign thought otherwise.
ERC: “We pulled this from his words.”
MAN: “I would like to see the whole conversation.”
ERC: “We can get the clip for you if you’d like.”
MAN: “I can look it up myself.”
He says he doesn’t believe Trump could have said this and blames the media for twisting his words.
ERC: “So, when you see something like this, in your mind, what do you think?”
MAN: “False.”
ERC: “That he said it or that it is?”
MAN: “That he didn’t say that.”
ERC: “If you see that he did say it, what do you think about this?”
MAN: “I would be extremely surprised.”
He said he plans to support the former president in November for the first time, after leaving the Democratic Party a few years ago.
“Why? Because of Democrats, because of Biden’s administration, because of its policies. That’s why I’m going for Trump,” the man said.
Dorsey said she was grateful that we were having this conversation and hopes others pay attention to what every candidate says and make an informed decision at the ballot box.
“We need to think about, not just what’s important to us, but what’s important to our communities. Just think about other people more than ourselves and I don’t think Trump does that,” said Dorsey.
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