The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on Anthony Goldwire, General Manager Larry Harris announced on Monday.

Signed to a contract on November 2, Goldwire played two minutes in the Bucks 102-88 win over Cleveland on November 6. The Bucks active roster now stands at 11 players.

Michael Redd and the Milwaukee Bucks bounced back on Wednesday night and gave the red hot Phoenix Suns a good run.

Redd scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

The Bucks began a 15-3 run late in the third quarter and pulled to 91-88 in the fourth after a three-point play by Redd, a 3-pointer by Mike James and layups by Mason and Smith in quick succession.

Nash had six assists and eight points in the 4th quarter, to fight off the Bucks rally, winning 111-104.

Michael Redd scored just six points on Tuesday night thanks to the shut down defense of Kobe Bryant.

"I just tried to chase him and stay focused on him," Bryant said. "We could have played much better defense at the end and not made it a free throw shooting contest."

Not only did Bryant play stellar defense, he also scored 30 points.  

It was, however, a team effort on the defensive end for the Lakers.

"What I really like about this game is we had some defensive stops in the fourth quarter and shook some balls loose where we didn't have to work so hard to go through their defense," Lakers coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "That's the way you do it, you close it up with stops."

The Milwaukee Bucks have placed forward Toni Kukoc on the injured list with a right hip strain, General Manager Larry Harris announced today.

At the same time, guard Mike James has been activated from the injured list. James missed the first five games of the season with a left rib injury. The Bucks active roster stands at 12 players.

Marcus Fizer of the Milwaukee Bucks has been suspended without pay for one game for pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon, in violation of the law of the State of Illinois, the NBA announced today.

Fizer will be suspended for the first game of the 2004-05 season for which he is physically able to play.

Marcus Fizer is thankful to the Milwaukee Bucks for taking a chance on him, especially considering he is still recovering from offseason surgery.

"It's a great feeling, a great situation," Fizer said in the locker room before the Bucks played their home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. "I thank God I was able to be seen by a team that showed so much interest.

Fizer, the fourth overall pick of the 2000 NBA draft, was signed by the Bucks this week after Milwaukee waived 2002 first round selection Marcus Haislip.

"I was in a situation (in Chicago) where it could be one way one time of the day, and the next day it could be totally different. Larry (Bucks general manager Larry Harris) had been looking to sign me for a while. I know with this group of guys here, I'm going to come in and help them win."

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent forward Marcus Fizer to a contract, General Manager Larry Harris announced today. Terms of the contract were not disclosed in accordance with club policy.

"We are encouraged by what we have seen from Marcus in his workouts since undergoing off-season knee surgery," said Harris. "As he continues his aggressive rehabilitation schedule and completes several practices to improve his conditioning, we think he will be a solid contributor on our team."

Originally drafted by Chicago in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft (fourth overall), Fizer, 26, averaged 10.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 232 games over four seasons with the Bulls. Following his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. His best season came in 2001-02 when he tallied 12.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 76 games.

The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on forward Marcus Haislip, General Manager Larry Harris announced today.
"Marcus gave us a good effort, but unfortunately the minutes weren?t there for him," said Harris. "We thank Marcus for his contributions on and off the court and wish him well."

Selected by the Bucks with the 13th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, Haislip averaged 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 70 games with Milwaukee over the last two seasons.

The Bucks active roster stands at 11 players.

The Milwaukee Bucks have placed starting point guard Mike James on the injured list due to a left rib injury, General Manager Larry Harris announced Tuesday.

To fill the void on the active roster, the Bucks signed point guard Anthony Goldwire to a one year contract. Goldwire, recently released by the Minnesota Timberwolves, has been under contract with nine NBA teams in 10 years and has career averages of 6.5 points and 2.9 assists per game.