Author: Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Bucks shut down their practice facility Sunday after receiving the results of Friday’s coronavirus testing.

The stars were out at Staples Center on Friday night. The problem for the Bucks, though, was the Lakers had two of them and they only had one.

A dominant 24-4 run put the Bucks on the path to a blowout 133-86 victory over the Thunder. It was their largest margin of victory of the season.

The Bucks fell in a 12-point hole but fought out of that second-quarter deficit for one of their most impressive road wins of the season in Toronto.

Giannis Antetokounmpo took it to the Sixers in a 119-98 win two days after Joel Embiid referred to himself as “the best player in the world.”

Philadelphia torched Milwaukee’s defense with 21 three-pointers – the team’s season-high – as the Sixers slammed the Bucks 121-109 on Christmas Day.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks took down LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers, but the reigning MVP said “it wasn’t a special game.”

While Luka Doncic sat out with a sprained ankle, the Mavericks overcame 48 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat the Bucks 120-116 in Milwaukee.

Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 25th birthday with 27 points as the Bucks rolled to a 119-91 rout of the Clippers for their 14th straight win.

The NBA has found itself in the middle of a serious issue between China and protesters in Hong Kong after a tweet from Rockets GM Daryl Morey.