{"id":707970,"date":"2026-04-11T06:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707970\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T06:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:30:43","slug":"milwaukee-bucks-fans-travel-across-country-for-final-home-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707970\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee\u00a0Bucks\u00a0fans\u00a0travel\u00a0across country\u00a0for final\u00a0home\u00a0game"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILWAUKEE, Wis. \u2014 The Milwaukee Bucks are wrapping up an underwhelming season with their last home game Friday evening, but some fans still went the extra mile to be there.<\/p>\n

While it has been an anticlimactic season for the Bucks, passionate fans from all over the country traveled to Milwaukee for the final home game.<\/p>\n

Watch: Milwaukee Bucks fans travel across country for final home game<\/p>\n

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After a 13-hour drive, Colt Jerry, and his family made it to Milwaukee. Being at the game was a dream for Jerry and a present from his mother.<\/p>\n

“I drove from Texarkana, Arkansas,” Jerry said. “I’ve always aspired to come to Milwaukee, and I’ve been begging her for, I would say, the last three years, on and on.”<\/p>\n

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He is not the only out-of-state fan getting a game-day gift. Ventre Woolery traveled from New York to see the team.<\/p>\n

“Well, it’s my birthday weekend, and my amazing girlfriend got me tickets to go to the Bucks game, because this has been my favorite team since I’ve been a little kid,” Woolery said.<\/p>\n

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Both fans agree that it has been an underwhelming season and wonder if this game will be the last time they see Giannis Antetokounmpo wearing a Bucks jersey.<\/p>\n

They say even without Antetokounmpo, they will forever be Bucks fans.<\/p>\n

“Absolutely all the way through, ride or die, baby,” Jerry said.<\/p>\n

“Oh, for sure, always be a Bucks fan for life. I’ll definitely follow him around, not become like a fan of any team, but I’ll definitely support him,” Woolery said.<\/p>\n

That is the difference between a bandwagon fan and a real one. Whether Antetokounmpo stays or goes, and whether the team wins or loses, these out-of-state fans will always back the Bucks.<\/p>\n

“I feel like the Bucks, they can accomplish anything if they really put their minds to it. We’ve had great players in the past, like Sidney Moncrief, Ray Allen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. So, you know, I think even after Giannis, we’ll find a way to keep winning,” Jerry said.<\/p>\n

“Compared to a lot of teams, we’re a smaller market team, but I feel like the fan base doesn’t we don’t seem small market or like a small team, like the love is really big,” Woolery said.<\/p>\n

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