Bucks try to get last laugh on LeBron comments after win in Memphis
LeBron James identified Milwaukee as one of his two least-favorite cities to play in, and the Bucks took notice.
The Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks will both finish well shy of the NBA playoffs in 2026, but the Bucks social-media team was able to smile through it all after a 131-115 win in Memphis on April 5. The Bucks' moment of levity lightly shaded comments by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who earlier in the week had identified Milwaukee and Memphis as his two least-favorite places to play. The Bucks responded with, "Won the matchup between everyone's two favorite cities.
" Won the matchup between everyone’s two favorite cities. pic. twitter.
com/an4K53O87B — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 5, 2026 "There's two cities I do not like playing in right now, and that's Milwaukee and that's Memphis," James said April 4 when asked about his previous comments about Memphis. "I don't like going home either ... and I'm from there.
" "I'm not talking about the city like the people in Memphis," he added. “Did I say I don’t like Black people? … I’m 41 years old and there’s two cities I don’t like playing in right now.