11. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FISERV FORUM WHERE JUST HOURS FROM NOW, THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS WILL OPEN THE 20 2526 SEASON. THE TEAM MAKING SEVERAL BIG CHANGES IN THE OFFSEASON, BUT THE TEAM’S GOAL TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP STAYS THE SAME. DUKE CARTER IS LIVE OUTSIDE FISERV FORUM. DUKE FANS ARE PRETTY OPTIMISTIC AHEAD OF THIS NEW SEASON. FANS ARE OPTIMISTIC. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS UPCOMING SEASON. EVEN SOME ACTUALLY HOSTING SOME WATCH PARTIES. SO YEAH, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, WE’RE ROUGHLY EIGHT HOURS UNTIL PEOPLE START GATHERING, COLLECTING THEMSELVES HERE OUTSIDE OF FISERV FORUM. YOU MENTIONED THERE HAVE SOME CHANGES. OFF-SEASON. OF COURSE, AFTER THAT FIRST STRAIGHT ROUND EXIT, THIRD STRAIGHT FIRST ROUND EXIT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE, YEAH, BUT PEOPLE GLAD GIANNIS IS STILL HERE. AND WE CAUGHT UP WITH SOME FANS WHO ARE JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO TONIGHT. I THINK WE DON’T HAVE AS MANY BIG NAMES ON THE TEAM THIS YEAR, BUT LIKE LOKI, THAT’S A GOOD THING. LIKE I SAID, WE’RE YOUNG, WE’RE ATHLETIC. WE’RE GONNA GET OUT AND PRESSURE THE BALL. WE’RE GOING TO WIN A LOT OF GAMES THIS YEAR. SO LET’S FREAKING GO. SO THE BUCKS TIP OFF AT 7:00 TONIGHT AGAINST THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS. AND THEY’RE GOING TO MEET UP WITH AN OLD FRIEND. YOU MAY RECALL THIS GUY KHRIS MIDDLETON. AND IF YOU WALK IN THE BUILDING YOU’LL NOTICE NEW FACES ON THE FLOOR INCLUDING MYLES TURNER. AFTER THE DEPARTURES OF DAMIAN LILLARD. BROOK LOPEZ AND PAT. SO BUCKS PRESIDENT PETER FAGAN SAYS THE NIGHT IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST WHAT HAPPENS ON THE COURT. IT’S THE EXPERIENCE INSIDE THIS ARENA THAT MAKES OPENING NIGHT FEEL BIG. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW IT’S ALL ABOUT THEM. YOU KNOW, THIS IS ABOUT CREATING AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT’S FOR PEOPLE ON THEIR SCREENS, WHETHER IT’S GAMIFICATION, WHETHER IT’S NEW FOODS, WHETHER IT’S TAKING YOUR JOHNSONVILLE BRAT OR YOUR NATHAN’S HOT DOG, WHETHER IT’S TRYING SOME NEW BEER, WHETHER IT’S NEW GAME ENTERTAINMENT. THIS IS ALL ABOUT LIKE CREATING A REAL SURPRISE AND DELIGHT AND UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE. AND GETTING A WIN WOULD BE GREAT. AND OF COURSE, GETTING THAT W WOULD BE GOOD AGAINST THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS. WHEN THE BUCKS FACED OFF AGAINST AN OLD FRIEND, KHRIS MIDDLETON. THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT. BUT YOU CAN COME AN HOUR EARLIER. THAT’S WHEN THE DOORS OPEN AND TRY ALL THE GOOD FOOD NOW. YEAH DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A FUN NIGHT THERE AT FISERV FORUM. DUKE CARTER REPORTING LIVE OUTSIDE THE ARENA. DUKE THANK YOU. AS DUKE JUST MENTIONED A FAMILIAR FACE RETURNS TO MILWAUKEE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURT TONIGHT, FORMER BUCKS ALL-STAR KHRIS MIDDLETON WILL MAKE HIS RETURN TO FISERV FORUM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE GETTING TRADED LAST YEAR. KRISTEN GIANNIS ACTUALLY REUNITED YESTERDAY AHEAD OF THE GAME ON THANASIS ATTENTIVE PODCAST. MIDDLETON SPENT 12 YEARS WITH THE TEAM, EARNING THREE ALL-STAR SELECTIONS, AND PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN WINNING THE 2021 CHAMPIONSHIP TIP OFF AGAINST THE WIZARDS AND T

Milwaukee Bucks fans excited for season opener at Fiserv Forum

Milwaukee Bucks fans are eagerly anticipating the season opener at Fiserv Forum, with new players, food, and merchandise set to enhance the experience.

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Updated: 3:11 PM CDT Oct 22, 2025

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The Milwaukee Bucks are ready to start their season at Fiserv Forum, bringing excitement with new players, food, and merchandise for fans. Bucks fan Jeff Hymer is particularly looking forward to seeing new faces like center Myles Hunter.”We’re gonna put some pressure on the ball going up. Good season,” Hymer said.Hymer expressed his enthusiasm for the team’s youthful energy, saying, “I’m looking forward to a lot of athleticism, a lot of youth because last year old team but Ryan Rollins, AJ Green, OK, I like it.”The Bucks’ president, Peter Feigin, highlighted that the opening night is about more than just the game.”It’s about the experience, which makes opening night all the more special,” Feigin said. Fans can enjoy new food options, including Hawaiian King’s Hawaiian Soft Pretzel Bites, available with cinnamon or salted, and paired with caramel or nacho cheese icing.In addition to the new food offerings, fans can also look forward to new merchandise, such as a cap featuring Wisconsin’s favorite cocktail, the Old Fashioned. “Obviously, it’s a Wisconsin iconic drink. We wanted to make sure that fans can celebrate that, and some new apparel and headwear. So we have that. A couple new Nike pieces,” Feigin said.Gametime is 7 p.m. “We’re going to win a lot of games this year. So let’s frickin go,” Hymer said. Top HeadlinesSUV strikes train near Hoyt Park in WauwatosaHeads up drivers, lengthy I-94 construction project set to begin in daysSuspect in Muskego chase, crash linked to Milwaukee homicide investigationWATCH First lakewide algae bloom confirmed on Wisconsin’s deepest inland lake

MILWAUKEE —

The Milwaukee Bucks are ready to start their season at Fiserv Forum, bringing excitement with new players, food, and merchandise for fans.

Bucks fan Jeff Hymer is particularly looking forward to seeing new faces like center Myles Hunter.

“We’re gonna put some pressure on the ball going up. Good season,” Hymer said.

Hymer expressed his enthusiasm for the team’s youthful energy, saying, “I’m looking forward to a lot of athleticism, a lot of youth because last year old team but Ryan Rollins, AJ Green, OK, I like it.”

The Bucks’ president, Peter Feigin, highlighted that the opening night is about more than just the game.

“It’s about the experience, which makes opening night all the more special,” Feigin said.

Fans can enjoy new food options, including Hawaiian King’s Hawaiian Soft Pretzel Bites, available with cinnamon or salted, and paired with caramel or nacho cheese icing.

In addition to the new food offerings, fans can also look forward to new merchandise, such as a cap featuring Wisconsin’s favorite cocktail, the Old Fashioned.

“Obviously, it’s a Wisconsin iconic drink. We wanted to make sure that fans can celebrate that, and some new apparel and headwear. So we have that. A couple new Nike pieces,” Feigin said.

Gametime is 7 p.m.

“We’re going to win a lot of games this year. So let’s frickin go,” Hymer said.

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