Bucks officially out

Milwaukee fell 127-95 to the San Antonio Spurs at Fiserv Forum on March 28, 2026 — a 32-point defeat that included Stephon Castle’s 22-point, 10-assist, 10-rebound triple‑double. (espn.com) (espn.com) The loss dropped the Bucks to 29-44 on the season and left them 11th in the Eastern Conference. (espn.com) (espn.com) Milwaukee trailed the No. 10 seed by 9.5 games with nine regular‑season contests remaining when the Spurs game concluded. (nbcsports.com) (nbcsports.com) Giannis Antetokounmpo has appeared in 36 games this season, according to season logs, and was sidelined after sustaining a left‑knee hyperextension with a bone bruise. (basketball-reference.com) (basketball-reference.com) Other rotation pieces missed time as well: Kyle Kuzma was ruled out with an Achilles concern, Bobby Portis was listed DND with a wrist issue in the Spurs box score, and Gary Harris was listed as questionable on the team injury report. (espn.com) (espn.com) Rivers has repeatedly pointed to limited playmakers — saying “It was too much on Rhino (Ryan Rollins), honestly” — and he told reporters that injuries had removed the Bucks’ primary facilitators, per reporting that cited his postgame remarks. (msn.com) (wisportsheroics.com) The defeat ended Milwaukee’s streak of postseason appearances that had run since 2016 and marked the franchise’s first losing season since 2015‑16. (espn.com) (espn.com)