The Milwaukee Bucks lost 120-113 to the Golden State Warriors Jan. 7 at the Chase Center, failing again in their bid to win three straight games for the first time this season.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced LeBron James (left foot joint arthritis and right sciatica) has been upgraded to available while Rui Hachimura (right calif strain) has been ruled out Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks after both were originally listed as questionable.

Bucks cut ties with All-American guard before key NBA deadline originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NBA's league-wide salary guarantee deadline arrived this week. To navigate around it, the Milwaukee Bucks have waived a guard who was a college superstar.

Kevin Porter Jr. is producing statistically but the Bucks are better off shopping him before the trade deadline.

Video highlights, recaps and play breakdowns of the Golden State Warriors vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA game from January 7, 2026 on ESPN.

According to NBA expert Brett Siegel, three rival teams are emerging as potential landing spots for Bobby Portis.

Phoenix could look to make a smaller move for a power forward -- Bleacher Report says Boston Celtics forward Chris Boucher would make sense for the Suns. What would it take to get Portis out of Milwaukee? Phoenix would likely have to offload one of Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale, surely, to make a deal work.