The Bucks’ Doc Rivers will miss the Thunder game to attend a funeral, and Darwin Hamm will step in
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers the will not be present for Thursday night’s road game against the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, per team. While attending the funeral, the chief assistant and former Los Angeles Lakers HC Darwin Hamm will command from the sidelines. Condolences to Rivers and those affected by this passing.
The Bucks are playing well, winning four of their last five contests after losing eight of their previous nine. With superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo set to return this season, the team could prioritize a potential playoff berth. Milwaukee (22-30) is two games back of the Atlanta Hawks for the final NBA playoff spot, so every game counts.
Beating the defending NBA champions would normally be a tall order with or without Rivers, but the Thunder are missing key members. Current regular season and Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, All-Star Jaylen Williams and beauty Isaiah Hartenstein are all inactive for Thursday’s clash at OKC.
If the Bucks can take advantage of this lengthy injury report and escape the Paicom Center with a W, they’ll head into the break with more momentum than they’ve had since the start of the campaign. Will Ham pass?
Although his tenure in LA didn’t end well, the two-time champion (one as a player and one as an assistant) coached the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals. So he might be able to hold his own against Marc Daigneault and company. The action starts around 7:30 PM ET.
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