Earl Boykins of the Bucks has been suspended one game without pay for making intentional contact with a game official, it was announced Tuesday by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred with 5.3 seconds remaining in the 3rd period of the Bucks' 95-80 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee on Monday, Dec. 27.

Boykins will serve his suspension Tuesday when the Bucks face the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago.

Bucks guard Brandon Jennings will undergo surgery Monday afternoon to repair a fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his left foot, general manager John Hammond has announced.

Jennings was examined by Bucks orthopaedic physician Dr. Michael Gordon following Saturday's game vs. Utah and an MRI procedure on Sunday confirmed the diagnosis.

He is expected to miss four to six weeks of action and will be re-evaluated throughout his recovery.

Brandon Jennings won't play against Portland on Monday night.

Jennings has played in and started 107 consecutive games, all 82 in his rookie season and 25 this year.

He injured his left foot in an awkward spill last Wednesday against San Antonio and played 30 painful minutes in the team's loss to Utah on Saturday.

"It's really tough for me right now, just the fact I can't be on the court playing," Jennings said. "When you're not injured, you're not really thinking about it."

It's possible he could be out longer after an MRI on the left foot.

"I never want to get hurt; I never want to be the one that has to miss games," Jennings said. "I tried to get the Brett Favre streak going. I tried to play as long as I can without missing a game.

"Unfortunately, it's got to come to an end."

Brandon Jennings is willing to return to Europe, where his professional career started, if there is no 2011-12 season in the NBA because of a lockout.

Jennings went Italy straight out of high school to play for a season before entering the NBA Draft.

"I'm sure my value will be higher than it was before, the first time I went over there," Jennings told NBA.com. "I'm sure this time I'll get some playing time. The will be the best thing, I'll be able to play now, make a little money and keep some income coming in for my family."

Players are within their rights to work and therefore play in another league, regardless of their current contract status with NBA teams, in the event of a lockout.

Wednesday marks the unofficial start of the NBA's trading season as players that signed free-agent deals this past summer can be dealt as of Dec. 15.

David Aldridge of NBA.com is reporting that general managers around the league believe the Bucks will look to shad salary after making significant commitments to Drew Gooden (five years, $32 million) and John Salmons (five years, $39 million) this summer.

Milwaukee general manager John Hammond insisted last week that the Bucks, 9-13, will be fine once they get healthy.

The Magic dressed the league minimum of eight players in their 96-85 loss to the Bucks on Saturday night.

Orlando had players out with illness and injury and saw their six-game winning streak snapped because of it.

Ryan Anderson is in a walking boot after suffering a strained right foot on Friday night, while Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick and Mickael Pietrus are all suffering from flu-like symptoms.

The Magic will next play on Monday night when they host the Hawks.

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed veteran center Brian Skinner to a contract, General Manager John Hammond announced today.  

A 12-year NBA veteran, Skinner has played in 605 games and holds career averages of 4.8 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 49.4 percent from the field. He played in all eight 2010 preseason games for Milwaukee and averaged 1.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game before being waived on October 25.  Skinner spent the 2009-10 season with the Los Angeles Clippers, where he played in 16 games.

The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on rookie guard Darington Hobson, General Manager John Hammond announced today.  

Hobson, 23, was selected in the second round (37th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft after being named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year as a junior at New Mexico.  He was unable to participate in the Bucks Summer League entry or training camp due to a hip injury, which led to season-ending surgery on October 12.