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Prime-time player: Giddey gets defensive, leads Bulls past Milwaukee

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1 year ago

December 29, 2024

Prime-time player: Giddey gets defensive, leads Bulls past Milwaukee

Chicago Bulls forward Dalen Terry reacts after sinking a basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Three nights after Christmas, late in the fourth quarter, Bulls coach Billy Donovan found his heart filled with giddiness.

For most of the season, Donovan has kept Bulls newcomer Josh Giddey off the court during crunch time, due to a less-than-stellar reputation for defense.

On Saturday against Milwaukee, Donovan had a change of heart, sent Giddey back on the floor with three minutes left and the Australia native helped save a 116-111 victory over Milwaukee.

Giddey recorded his third triple-double of the season, finishing with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. He hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining and even stopped Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton a couple times late in the game, with some help.

Substituting Giddey probably wasn’t an independent decision by Donovan. Lonzo Ball had reached 20 minutes, his typical limit, and Ayo Dosunmu is sidelined by a calf strain.

“I think the feeling on the bench was that you’ve got (Damian) Lillard, shooting 3s, (Brook) Lopez shooting 3s,” Donovan said. “Middleton’s isolating, but they’re 2s. Josh has got length, so just trying not to foul him and trying to make him shoot over him was kind of what we hoped for. I thought Josh really competed and battled defensively.”

Bucks center Brook Lopez buried a 3-pointer to tie the score with 43 seconds left. Coby White came back to knock down the go-ahead 18-foot jumper, the Bulls forced a Middleton miss, Giddey grabbed the rebound and iced the game with a pair of free throws.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr., right, throws the ball over Chicago Bulls forward Dalen Terry (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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White snapped out of a shooting slump by scoring 22 points, while center Nikola Vucevic added 23 points and 13 rebounds, Lillard led the Bucks with 29.

“We’re capable of beating anybody and we’ve obviously shown we can lose and have terrible games as well,” Bulls guard Zach LaVine said. “I think we did a good job of just coming back after a bad loss. We did everything right for three quarters (in Atlanta on Thursday), then just let the rope completely go. It feels good that everybody contributed to a win.”

It’s been a bizarre few weeks for the Bulls. They pulled off their best win of the season on Dec. 19, knocking off a full-strength Celtics squad in Boston. They couldn’t stop Jayson Tatum’s revenge two nights later at the United Center, but that loss was understandable.

Getting blown out at home last Monday by a Milwaukee team missing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Lillard, that result made no sense at all. Neither did the fourth-quarter collapse in Atlanta on Thursday, where the Bulls stood back on defense and let the Hawks score 50 points in the final 12 minutes. Antetokounmpo was out again Saturday with an illness.

The Bulls head into the New Year with a couple basic questions: Will they ever be able to play successful defense? And somewhere in this deep rotation, is there a winning combination of players?

Giddey has been trending in the right direction, while rookie Matas Buzelis is by far the Bulls’ leader in net rating during the month of December. That can be a deceptive stat, since he’s coming off the bench and often not going against an opponent’s best players. But he’s also the Bulls’ best hope for defensive improvement and should be playing more than the 13 minutes he got in this game.

Donovan’s playing time decisions will continue to be a challenge. Giddey at least showed he can be trusted in late-game situations.

· Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu missed his second straight game due to a right lower calf strain. The team announced he will rest the injury and be reevaluated in 10 days.

The Bulls added a two-way player Saturday, signing Emanuel Miller. He’s a 6-7 forward from TCU who averaged 18.2 points and 8.4 rebounds this season for the G-League’s Texas Legends. The Bulls released D.J. Steward, who was averaging 19.9 points.

Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams goes up to sink a basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Milwaukee Weather – Frosty and cold morning, sunny day ahead

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11 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels

Frosty Monday morning with temps in the teens inland to low 20s near the lake.
Mostly sunny to sunny skies on Monday. Highs in the mid-40s inland, upper 30s near the lake.
A total lunar eclipse will happen Tuesday morning, total eclipse from 5-6am. It may be tough to see due to increasing clouds.
Increasing clouds on Tuesday with highs in the low 40s. Chance of rain and storms possible Wednesday through Friday with warming temperatures.

Today: 39 Lake. Mostly sunny.
High: 44°
Wind: SE 5-10

Tonight: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear overnight.
Low: 27°
Wind: SE 5

Tuesday: 39 Lake. Mostly cloudy.
High: 43°
Wind: E 5-10

Wednesday:41 Lake. Chance for scattered showers and t-storms.
AM Low: 32° High: 45°
Wind: E 5-10

Thursday: 39 Lake. Mostly cloudy. Chance storms.
AM Low: 37° High: 42°
Wind: NE 5-10

Friday: Chance for showers and t-storms Warmer. Warming at night.
AM Low: 37° High: 57°
Wind: SE 5-15

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with AM rain showers. Blustery with falling afternoon temperatures.
AM Low: 47° High: 53°
Wind: NE 5-10

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Four new community-powered fridges open on Milwaukee’s North Side

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23 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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Four new community-powered fridges open on Milwaukee’s North Side

Community members and city leaders celebrated the opening of four new community-powered fridges on the North Side of Milwaukee. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday, Feb. 27, at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, 3624 W. North Ave., to mark the occasion.

The effort to fight food scarcity by opening community-powered fridges comes after several grocery stores closed in the area, creating a food desert.

Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, emceed the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of four new community-powered fridges.

District 15 Ald. Russell W. Stamper II, who saw several grocery stores in his district close over the past few years, served as the event’s emcee.

“We could either complain about the problem, or we could come together to find a solution,” Stamper said.

People fill up the community-powered fridge with fresh produce.

In July 2025, a Pick ‘n Save on the North Side closed, prompting the opening of a community-powered fridge at Tricklebee Café in the Sherman Park and Uptown area. Since then, several other grocery stores have closed in the area.

This led Stamper, FEED MKE, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges and One MKE to open four more community-powered fridges.

Christie Melby-Gibbons, executive director of Tricklebee Café, talks about opening the first community-powered fridge at her cafe.

Christie Melby-Gibbons, executive director of Tricklebee Café, talked about the organization’s community-powered fridge. About a week ago, the fridge was empty for the first time since its launch, so staff turned to their online community for support.

“Within 20 minutes, a woman came in with bags of food and filled the fridge for less than $100,” Melby-Gibbons said.

Danell Cross (right), executive director at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, Metcalfe Park resident Farina Brooks (left), and other attendees applaud during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The community-powered fridge network is run by residents on a take-what-you-need, leave-what-you-can model. Taking a grassroots approach to solving food insecurity in the area, community members provide fresh produce and other healthy food options to ensure that their neighbors have access to nutritious foods.

Residents line up to fill the community-powered fridge with fresh produce.

“Everybody deserves to eat. I can’t go to sleep at night knowing my neighbors are hungry,” said Melody McCurtis, deputy director of Metcalfe Park Community Bridges.

Here’s a list of all the community-powered fridges:

Metcalfe Park Community Bridges

3624 W. North Ave.

Rooted & Rising- Washington Park

3940 W. Lisbon Ave.

Sherman Park Community Association

3526 W. Fond du Lac Ave.

Dominican Center

2470 W. Locust St.

Tricklebee Café

4424 W. North Ave.

Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.

This article first appeared on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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At the Bar

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March 1, 2026

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The bar can be “the place” where memories are made, friendships blossom, and stories live forever. This episode of Real Stories MKE features stories from Dasha Kelly, Kristia Wildflower, Shep Crumrine, and Katelyn Nye. Real Stories MKE is hosted by Kim Shine and Joel Dresang with support from producer Jasmine Gonzalez and audio engineer Sam Woods.

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