The Milwaukee Bucks came up short against the Chicago Bulls in Game 1 of their first round playoff match up on Saturday night. Milwaukee is a heavy underdog that no one is taking too seriously against the Bulls, but the Bucks at least showed that they plan to compete.
The first two games of the Bulls-Bucks series will be in Chicago and Games 3 and 4 will be in Milwaukee. It’s only about a 90-minute drive between the cities, so opposing fans are likely to make the trip. Bucks ownership has a message for Bulls fans: save yourself the trip.
Via Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times:
Milwaukee Bucks primary owner Jamie Dinan is well aware of the hostile takeover headed for his arena next week when Bulls fans make their usual migration north and treat the Bradley Center as if it were located in a Chicago suburb.
So his message to Milwaukee reporters was this:
“I would say it’s going to be a very long, long, lonely drive home to west Chicago after the games here,’’ Dinan said about Bulls fans planning to make the drive up Interstate 94. “That’s my advice. Stay home because you’re going to be really lonely and sad on that long ride home.’’
A nice bit of trash talk from the Bucks. If they can’t find a way to split in Chicago and win Game 2 it will be even more crucial that they have a good atmosphere at home. Teams like the Bucks need anything like
