No Durant shine as Suns' coach faces old team

Mike Budenholzer returns to Milwaukee for the first time since the Bucks parted ways with him in 2023, as the hosts welcome the visiting Phoenix Suns on April 1 (April 2, Singapore time).

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It will be Budenholzer's first match at the Fiserv Forum since Game 5 of the 2023 National Basketball Association (NBA) first-round series when the Bucks lost to the Miami Heat.

Before the teams played one week ago in Arizona, the Phoenix public relations staff did not allow Bucks reporters to ask questions. Budenholzer did acknowledge one from a Suns reporter.

"I mean, it was a great five years, but right now before the game I'd rather just focus on Phoenix, focus on us," he said.

"Our players don't care (about my history with Milwaukee). I probably shouldn't either."

Both teams will be looking to snap losing skids. Phoenix (35-40) head into the game off a 148-109 home blowout on March 30 against the Houston Rockets - their third loss in a row.

"Couple days ago, we won four games in a row. We have to find a way to get back to that," Budenholzer said.