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Comments from the two-time NBA MVP may have foreshadowed what was to come after his coach at the Milwaukee Bucks Mike Budenholzer was sacked after an early Playoff exit

Security plans will be developed by Chicago and Milwaukee with the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies for the Democratic and Republican conventions.

MIAMI — It was back to double duty Sunday for Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, with it still unclear when All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will be able to return to duty for the Milwaukee Bucks in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

The mood around the Miami Heat’s facility should have been celebratory. Instead, there was a somber feeling within the Heat’s space at Kaseya Center the day after Saturday night’s big Game 3 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

MILWAUKEE — This is what happens when you are a No. 1 seed playing a No. 8 seed:

MILWAUKEE — Clarity with Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely not come until Wednesday night’s game day against the Miami Heat, with the Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward not practicing Tuesday due to a lower-back contusion sustained Sunday.

In the moment, the gravity was difficult to discern. On one hand, in this case the right hand, Tyler Herro was in considerable anguish. On the other hand, he still was ambulatory and able enough to launch a successful 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the first half of Sunday’s…

MILWAUKEE — It might not have appeared that way Sunday, but the Milwaukee Bucks have already shown this season they can have their way with the Miami Heat even when Giannis Antetokounmpo is not fully healthy.

You know how they go to the facial close-up in the movies to signal a sudden change in plot? Some look of eye-widening surprise? Some painful cry for help?

MILWAUKEE — The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks both lost important players in the opening game of their first-round series. But it was the Heat that escaped Game 1 with an impressive win to send a statement to the heavily favored Bucks.

An anesthesiologist in Milwaukee, Navy combat veteran and father of two young children, he spoke in an interview about himself, his job and the AMA’s outspokenness on big issues.