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The Bucks are coming to The O2 Arena in top form away from their home court with an 11-10 record at the time of writing. In contrast they face a depleted Knicks team who could be without the likes of Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. This week The UK Basketball Hub caught up with Charles Gardner from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, here's what a regular follower and writer for the Bucks had to say. "The Bucks have been playing really well, surprisingly well given last season they had the worst record in the league! "They're a young team and this will be a fun event for them to play in London. "They use the full team, they don't have a superstar like Carmelo, but they really work as a team and they've bought into Coach Kidd's system and when everybody players, everyone is happy." The Bucks currently sit in the play-off positions in the Eastern Conference of the NBA, but what chance for them to stay there? He continued: ...

NBA poster for the game  The NBA is coming to town - it's Christmas come early (or late) as two of the franchises travel to The O2 Arena in London for the yearly global regular season clash. This year sees 2013 Global Games winners the New York Knicks face Jason Kidd's Milwaukee Bucks - the second year in a row Kidd will guide a team to London following his 2014 triumph with the Nets. At the start of the 2014/15 season you'd have been given a few confused looks if you said the Bucks will be certs to beat the Knicks, but it seems that way following a strong start to the season by the Bucks and a season of despair for the Knicks thus far. Last night (4th Jan) The Bucks picked up their fourth road win in a row at Madison Square Garden, as the Knicks picked up their 31st loss of the season. The Bucks are looking strong for a play-off spot with the team flying high in sixth in the East with the Knicks only just avoiding bottom spot ahead of the 76ers. The Knicks,...

Last night the New York Knicks faced off against the Milwaukee Bucks for the last time before their NBA Global Games London 2015 showdown on January 15 th . The Bucks ran out eventual 95-82 winners with point guard Brandon Knight top scoring for the visiting team with 17 points. Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds and said of the upcoming game in London:  “This will be the first time I will travel outside of America to play with my NBA team so it is very exciting for me.  Credit: NBA/Getty "We have many fans outside of America, especially in Europe, and it will be nice to play in front of them.” Antetokounmpo, who was picked 15 th  in the 2013 NBA Draft, also spoke about his plans for London:  “For sure I will visit the city and the main sites.  "We have five or so days on the ground so it will be nice to visit things and experience places I have never been before.  "I am sure we will find the tim...

It was a disappointing start to the 2014/15 season for the New York Knicks as they suffered a 104-80 defeat to the Chicago Bulls. The Knicks will be playing at The O2 Arena in London in January as part of the 2015 NBA Global Games. Tim Hardaway Jr has never been to London and is looking forward to the challenge as the Knicks take on the Milwaukee Bucks. He said: " When I was a kid, London Bridge is falling down, that's all I used to hear about London. I know that there are some great tourist attractions you see them all in the movies all the time. "You see it on computers and pictures that people post, and my friends going there to visit. I just can't wait to be a part of that. "The New York Knicks posted a picture of Amar'e Stoudemire with his hands held high and it said 'The Knicks are returning to London in 2014 -15'.  "I was very ecstatic, I was happy, excited, all at the same time. I couldn't wait to be a part of it." ...

The New York Knicks had an indifferent season in 2013/14 with the team failing to reach the play-offs. However the re-signing of Carmelo Anthony gave the team an off-season boost as they look to bounce back from what they must regard as a disappointing campaign. The Knicks face the Milwaukee Bucks at The O2 Arena in January as part of the NBA Global Games and ahead of tickets going on sale on October 31st, Amar'e Stoudemire spoke to the media. Stoudemire was in confident mood as he spoke of the positivity around the Knicks camp, with the new NBA season starting today. He said: "I'm truly blessed to play this game at the highest level, my goal is to improve as a player and reach my full potential, it's been my goal since I was 19 years old and i'm still striving to achieve that." "We're focusing on becoming a better basketball team and everything is going well." "There's a sign of respect there [with new ...