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Higher ‘N’ Higher - Buck Fever: A Snapshot of the 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks  

Let’s have a little #Buck Fever as our Milwaukee Bucks head into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns. 

These drawings are throwbacks to the 1970′s team. The players depicted are Greg Smith (left) and Lew Alcindor (Kareem Adul-Jabbar). Drawn by Albert R. Rainovic, they appeared in the Milwaukee Sentinel on October 8, 1970, with the companion article about how Coach Larry Costello and the team are preparing for a shot at the title. The team went on to win their first NBA title in 1971.

Find this image, along with other sports-related drawings, in the Albert R. Rainovic Papers at UWM Archives.

UWM Manuscript Collection 43, Box 23, Image 684 (color image & news clipping); Box 9, Image 299 (B/W mock-up image).