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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee Bucks guard, Jrue Holiday, is one of five finalists for the 2022 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award. According to the NBA, the other four finalists are: Reggie Bullock of the Dallas Mavericks, Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies, Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Fred VanVleet of the Toronto Raptors.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks were honored for their individual defensive prowess from the 2021-22 season as they were named to NBA all-defensive teams on Friday night. Antetokounmpo was named to the first team, which was the fifth career all-defensive team selection for him (four first-teams,...

Despite the absolute brilliance of Giannis Antetokounmpo, he wasn’t enough to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to back-to-back NBA championships. With

NEW YORK, NY - The NBA today announced that Dallas Mavericks guard-forward Reggie Bullock, Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday, Memphis Grizzlies forward-center Jaren Jackson Jr., Minnesota Timberwolves center-forward Karl-Anthony Towns and Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet have been selected as the five finalists for the 2022 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award. The five finalists represent the year’s most impactful social justice advocates who are continuing NBA players’ decades-long tradition of activism. The annual award recognizes a current NBA player for pursuing social justice and advancing Abdul-Jabbar’s life mission to engage, empower and drive equality for individuals and groups who have been historically marginalized or systemically disadvantaged.

The Bucks, and specifically Jrue Holiday, stole a victory away from the Celtics on Wednesday night. An inexcusable Bobby Portis putback with 11.4 seconds left in Game 5 at TD Garden put Boston down by one, but the C’s still had more than enough time to knock down a potential game-winning bucket. A timeout allowed Ime Udoka’s team to not only draw up a play but also advance the basketball.

A viral photo surfaced of podcaster and longtime Celtics fan Bill Simmons reacting to Jrue Holiday’s block of Marcus Smart in the final seconds of Wednesday night’s Game 5 at TD Garden.

The Bucks didn’t just win the title—the franchise’s first in 50 years—last season. They also supplied two all-time memorable playoff moments along the way, via Giannis Antetokounmpo’s game-saving block against Deandre Ayton in Game 4 of the NBA Finals …. … and, one game later,...

The reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks tonight showed exactly why they're the ones holding the trophy, coming into TD Garden and leaving with a gritty 110-107 comeback win over the Celtics to take a 3-2 series lead. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Giannis...