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No trade aftershocks for Bucks as they host Pacers
Feb 4, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during warmups prior to the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Following a day of waiting to see if their superstar would be heading out the door, the Milwaukee Bucks will have Giannis Antetokounmpo still on the roster when they host the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
It was reported well before the deadline that the Bucks would be keeping Antetokounmpo through the trade deadline and begin to make other trades.
That speculation did not amount to much despite rumors of additions to the team. Milwaukee did make one transaction, sending guard Cole Anthony and wing Amir Coffey to Phoenix in a three-team deal including Chicago that sends forwards Ousmane Dieng and Nigel Hayes-Davis to the Bucks.
Indiana, meanwhile, who comes in tied for last place in the Eastern Conference with superstar Tyrese Haliburton out for the year, acquired center Ivica Zubac and forward Kobe Brown from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson and three draft picks.
Zubac, under contract for two more seasons beyond this one, effectively becomes the replacement for former Pacer and current Buck Myles Turner, who left Indiana for Milwaukee in free agency last July.
This will be Turner’s third time playing his former team, and the first in which he will not face boos from the Pacers crowd. He hasn’t quite had the impact in Milwaukee as he did in Indiana, averaging 13 points and 5.6 rebounds on 43.9% shooting from the floor on the season.
However, his play has improved with Antetokounmpo off the floor with his calf strain, and he’s averaging 18 points and seven boards in the last five games, including 31-point and 14-rebound performances.
Milwaukee will continue to play without Antetokounmpo, though it did get Kevin Porter Jr. (oblique) back from injury in its 141-137 overtime win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday as he scored 18 points with nine assists, six boards and five steals.
“(Porter) was fantastic, having him and Ryan (Rollins) on the floor gave us two playmakers and I thought it showed how good that it for us,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers said.
Bobby Portis (hip) missed Wednesday’s game and is listed as day-to-day while Gary Harris (hamstring) is still listed as out.
Indiana meanwhile, coming in off two straight losses to Houston and Utah at home, also is dealing with injuries.
Obi Toppin (foot) remains out and Micah Potter (hip) is still ailing. The quartet of Pascal Siakam, Aaron Nesmith, Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell all were out due to rest in Indiana’s 131-122 home loss to Utah on Tuesday.
“We did score 122 points which is saying something, but we gave up too many,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said in the postgame press conference. “Our guys did play better. This is amazing experience, they’re going to learn a lot from this.”
Milwaukee has won three in a row over the team that has become their fiercest rival. The first matchup of this season was one of the better moments for Milwaukee on the season as Antetokounmpo hit a game-winning jump shot at the final buzzer on Nov. 3.
Should Milwaukee win its third in a row this season over Indiana, it would also notably mark the first time it has won three consecutive games this season.
–Field Level Media
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Lakers star Luka Doncic suspended 1 game after 16th technical foul
Mar 27, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) drives against Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams (1) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images The NBA suspended Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic for one game without pay on Saturday for receiving his 16th technical foul this season, and he will miss Monday’s game against the visiting Washington Wizards.
Doncic, the league’s leading scorer, was assessed a technical along with Brooklyn forward Ziaire Williams when they jostled each other with 5:12 remaining in the third quarter of the host Lakers’ 116-99 victory on Friday.
An offensive foul was called seconds earlier on Doncic, and a video review showed him pushing Williams, with the Nets player retaliating by swiping at Doncic’s face.
The 16th technical triggered an automatic suspension, which will cost Doncic 1/174th of his annual salary, about $264,000, per ESPN. League rules stipulate that following the 16th technical, for every two additional technicals, the player will be suspended another game without pay.
The Lakers had successfully appealed Doncic’s most-recent technical for a yelling match with Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze on March 21. The league rescinded the technicals.
Doncic, 27, is averaging 33.7 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds for the Lakers (48-26), who are in third place in the Western Conference with eight games remaining in the regular season.
A six-time All-Star guard, Doncic has been selected All-NBA first team five times and was the 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year.
–Field Level Media
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Marta Suarez scores 33 as TCU upends Virginia in Sweet 16
Mar 28, 2026; Sacramento, CA, USA; Texas Christian University Horned Frogs guard Olivia Miles (5) and forward Marta Suárez (7) embrace after a called foul during the second quarter of the game against the Virginia Cavaliers in the Sweet Sixteen game of the Sacramento Regional 4 of the women’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images Marta Suarez scored a career-high 33 points, Olivia Miles added 28 points in a near triple-double and third-seeded TCU ended Virginia’s magical NCAA Tournament run with a 79-69 victory in the Sweet 16 in Sacramento on Saturday.
Miles had 10 rebounds and eight assists and Suarez had 10 rebounds as the Horned Frogs (32-5) overcame a one-point halftime deficit by scoring the first 11 points of the third quarter to take control.
The Horned Frogs will make their second straight Elite Eight appearance when they meet top-seeded South Carolina on Monday.
Suarez had 13 points in the third quarter, when Miles had six assists and four rebounds as the Frogs pushed their lead to 15. The 10th-seeded Cavaliers did not get closer than eight until the final 31 seconds.
Miles’ two free throws with 26.1 seconds left for a 77-69 lead clinched it. She is one of four Division I players with at least 600 points, 250 rebounds and 100 assists.
Paris Clark had 20 points and Kymora Johnson had 18 for the Cavaliers (22-12), the lowest seed to reach the Sweet 16 since 2022.
Clara Silva had eight points and eight rebounds for TCU, which had a 38-29 edge on the boards and limited Virginia to 41% shooting.
Virginia led by seven late in the first quarter. TCU took a 35-33 lead with 1:09 left in the first half, when Suarez made a free throw after Romi Levy was called for a Flagrant 1 foul for pulling Miles down as she drove to the basket.
Clark’s three-point play gave the Cavaliers a 36-35 lead at halftime.
–Field Level Media
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Troy appoints NC State assistant Adam Howard as new coach
Nov 13, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg and assistant coach Adam Howard watch play during the first half against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images North Carolina State assistant Adam Howard is the new head coach at Troy, the school announced Saturday night.
Howard replaces Scott Cross, who left after the NCAA Tournament to become head coach at Georgia Tech. Cross finished his seven-year tenure with five straight 20-win campaigns.
Troy went 22-12 this season and reached the NCAA tourney for the second straight season. The Trojans, seeded 13th, were routed 76-47 by Nebraska in the first round of this year’s tournament.
Howard will look to continue the success. He had a two-season stint as an assistant with Troy (2016-18) earlier in his career with the Trojans qualifying for the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Last season was Howard’s lone campaign at NC State, which went 20-14 and reached the NCAA Tournament before losing to the Texas in the First Four. Wolfpack coach Will Wade departed for LSU after the season.
Howard’s other stops as an assistant coach include Southern Miss (2012-14), Tennessee (2014), South Alabama (2018-22) and Nebraska (2022-25).
Howard resigned at Tennessee in November 2014, citing personal reasons, during a time when he and then-Volunteers coach Donnie Tyndall were being investigated by the NCAA for recruiting violations at Southern Miss, where Tyndall was previously the head coach.
–Field Level Media
Lakers star Luka Doncic suspended 1 game after 16th technical foul
Marta Suarez scores 33 as TCU upends Virginia in Sweet 16
