Mike Budenholzer was dealing with a family tragedy during the Milwaukee Bucks first round series against the Miami Heat.

One of Budenholzer's three brothers died just before Game 4, according to The Athletic. The brother died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident.

Budenolzer is the youngest of seven children.

Budenholzer did not disclose the family tragedy during the series and it came to light during a media availability with Darvin Ham. Ham was a longtime assistant coach under Budenholzer. 

“Coach Bud is going through a lot on a personal level,” Ham said, when asked about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s reaction to losing the series. “He just lost his brother, so, my apologies Bud if I wasn’t supposed to let anybody know. He and I’ve been texting. I love those guys.”

The Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs by the Miami Heat in the first round after just five games. The Bucks blew significant fourth quarter leads in both Games 4 and 5.

"I'm told Mike Budenholzer's status with the Bucks is shaky after the team's five-game loss to the Heat," wrote Shams Charania. "A lack of coaching adjustments, especially defensively, seems to be the main reason for the uncertainty."

Zach Lowe of ESPN previously reported that league insiders were "extremely skeptical" Budenholzer would be brought back next season.

Budenholzer has two seasons and $16 million remaining on his contract.

Game 5 between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings averaged 4.29 million viewers on TNT, up 7% from last season.

Sunday's Game 4 between the two teams registered the highest viewership of any first round game in 21 years. 

Game 5 was the second lowest viewed game of the series after Game 3.

Game 5 between the Heat and Bucks on the same night averaged 934,000 viewers on NBA TV, the largest playoff audience on the network since 2014.

It was also the largest overall audience on NBA TV since 2016. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes eligible for a contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks this September and he could elect to wait before committing long-term again to the franchise. Antetokounmpo can add two more seasons on his deal for approximately $113 million.

Antetokounmpo signed a supermax extension with the Bucks in 2020 following their trade for Jrue Holiday.

This offseason, the Bucks also have critical decisions to make with the free agencies of Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez. 

"I think it is unlikely Giannis extends his contract this summer," said Brian Windhorst. "He does have two years left, but with everything that's going on with the team and considering there's new ownership that makes it very difficult.

"And the Bucks are heading into the repeater tax. This is what happens to teams who are contenders year after year and they spend. Everything on this team is about to get more expensive. Plus, we have new rules coming in that is going to limit the way they can improve this roster moving forward. They are a late stage contender with a superstar in his 20s.

"There are teams in this league watching very closely to see what happens with the Bucks this summer."

The status of Mike Budenholzer as head coach of Milwaukee Bucks was uncertain during the second round of the 2021 playoffs when they were on the brink of elimination by the Brooklyn Nets, but they went on to win that series and then the championship. Budenholzer kept his job and signed an extension, but a disappointing first round exit by the Bucks against the Miami Heat is bringing those questions back into focus.

Budenholzer's coaching during the fourth quarter of both their Game 4 and Game 5 losses has received particular scrutiny. 

"There's some losses for which there's just no going back," said Zach Lowe on his podcast. "You cannot come back the same team. And the Bucks cannot come back the same team from this. I don't know how it will go...

"League insiders, you don't really have to be an insider, but league insiders are extremely skeptical that Mike Budenholzer can return as head coach of the Bucks after this. He has, according to [Adrian Wojnarowski], his last extension which happened after they won the title runs through the 24-25 season, so he has two years left. I just don't see any coming back from it. It's just logic.

"I think the league insiders are going to be right. I just don't see any other way."

Budenholzer has been head coach of the Bucks since 2018.

The Bucks face a critical offseason in which Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez will be free agents, while Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes extension eligible in September. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo was introspective following the Milwaukee Bucks season coming to an end in five games against the Miami Heat. Asked what happened to cause his Bucks to fall to the Heat in the first round, Antetokounmpo was candid in his response.

"They were playing to beat us and we were playing to win a championship", Antetokounmpo said. "We were a little bit ahead of ourselves, to be honest."

Antetokounmpo went on to say he doesn't consider the season to be a failure.

“It’s not a failure,” he said. “It’s steps towards success. There’s always steps to it. Michael Jordan played 15 years. He won six championships. The other nine years, he was a failure? (No.) So why do you ask me that question? It’s the wrong question.

“There’s no failure in sports. There’s good days, bad days. Some days you’re able to be successful. Some days you’re not. Some days it’s your turn. Some days it’s not your turn. And that’s what sports is about. You don’t always win. Some other people are going to win. And this year, somebody else is going to win. Simple as that.

“We’re going to come back next year, try to be better, try to build good habits, try to play better. Not have a 10-day stretch of playing bad basketball. And hopefully we can win a championship. So, for 50 years, from 1971 until we won in 2021, that we didn’t win a championship, it was 50 years of failure? No, it was not. There was steps to it. And we were able to win one. Hopefully we can win another one.”

Giannis Antetokounmpo needed IV fluids after the Milwaukee Bucks lost 119-114 to the Miami Heat. 

Antetokounmpo played 38 minutes in the game, scoring 26 points to go with 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Antetokounmpo had missed Games 2 and 3 with a back injury, meaning he hadn't played in eight days.

Antetokounmpo missed the media availability postgame as he was receiving the IV treatment. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo will return to the lineup for the Milwaukee Bucks for Game 4 against the Miami Heat.

Antetokounmpo missed Games 2 and 3 with a back injury.

The Bucks trail the Heat 2-1 in the series.

Giannis Antetokounmpo completed an individual workout on the court on Sunday, though he remains questionable for Game 4 due to a sore back.

"We'll continue to monitor him. We'll see how he feels from the session today and see how he wakes up tomorrow," said Mike Budenholzer on Sunday.

Antetokounmpo, who missed the last two games with the injury, was listed as questionable in both games.

The Bucks currently trail the Heat 2-1 in the series ahead of Monday's game. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the Milwaukee Bucks' Game 3 loss at the Miami Heat, falling to 2-1 in the series.

Antetokounmpo has not played since Sunday, when he injured his back .

"He's just not ready to go," Mike Budenholzer said Saturday before Game 3. "I don't think it's always a linear thing. He's not in a place where he can go. We'll continue to monitor him, work with him and hope for the best."

Antetokounmpo has not practiced with the team since, but he did some individual work on the court Friday in Milwaukee. Following Saturday morning's shootaround, Antetokounmpo was getting stretched out by the team's training staff and walked toward the team bus with his back taped and iced.

He was listed as questionable heading into the game.