Bucks forward Bobby Portis throws out first pitch of Brewers-Nationals game
By Sydney Hunte
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis won his first NBA championship in July as the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. It was the first title for the Bucks in 50 years; back in 1971, a team led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—then known by his birth name of Lew Alcindor—swept the Baltimore Bullets in 4 games.
The former Arkansas star and 2014-15 SEC Player of the Year, who joined the Bucks in November 2020 after stops with the Bulls, Wizards, and Knicks, will be sticking around Milwaukee for a few more years, too, signing a 2-year, $9 million contract weeks after the NBA season ended.
On Sunday, the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers took on the Washington Nationals in the final game of a 3-game series at American Family Field, and Portis was called upon to throw the game’s ceremonial first pitch. The Brewers posted a video of it to their Twitter account prior to the contest:
BOBBY! BOBBY!@Bucks forward and NBA Champ Bobby Portis is here and threw out today’s first pitch!#ThisIsMyCrew x #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/SuQHNYf5HH
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 22, 2021
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
