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Eric Koreen: Jennings on his Toronto love: “I just love the city of Toronto, man. ... The people are great here. There’s always something to do." Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Brandon Jennings 

Eric Koreen: Drew Gooden laughed his ass off in Bucks room as the McGee sprint-back-on-D incident was rewound for him by a teammate. Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Drew Gooden 

Paul Coro: Redd had that emotional, tongue-pressed look as he watched the Bucks' video tribute to him in a time out. Applauded & he waved to crowd. Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, Michael Redd 

After spending most of last week sitting on the bench, Stephen Jackson isn't sure where he stands with the Milwaukee Bucks. Jackson has played just over nine minutes total the past five games. He sat out one game because of an NBA suspension for verbally abusing an official and Bucks coach Scott Skiles benched him for three others. Jackson says he'll stay ready to play whenever his name is called. "I'm supporting my teammates the way that I've always been," Jackson said Monday. "I'm going to respect the coaches, I'm going to respect everybody around. But at the end of the day, everybody knows I want to play. That's not a secret." Houston Chronicle

Milwaukee Bucks, Stephen Jackson 

Jackson has played for seven different teams in 12 seasons. To some fans, he's best known for his role in the infamous Pacers-Pistons brawl in 2004, resulting in a 30-game suspension. Jackson insists his reputation doesn't reflect his commitment to his teammates. "I've been showing my commitment every day," Jackson said. "I've been up cheering, supporting the team. I'm going to support my teammates. I'm a team guy. At the end of the day, when I get called, I'm going to be ready to play. That's what I love to do." Houston Chronicle

Milwaukee Bucks, Stephen Jackson 

"I felt like he should have played against Chicago," Jennings said. "The fact that we were struggling, I was in foul trouble, maybe he could have gave us a spark. Just his presence probably could have changed the game. You never know." Jennings praised Jackson's attitude. "The main thing is just to see what the coaches do," Jennings said. "It's the coaches' decision at the end of the day. But he's been going hard and at the end of the day he's still a big part of the team, no matter what." Houston Chronicle

Milwaukee Bucks, Stephen Jackson 

Gery Woelfel: If Brandon Jennings made the All-Star game, he said he would have "tears of joy." Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon Jennings 

Stephen Jackson: To my fans. I am not hurt. I wanna play. I love the game and my teammates too much. Fyi Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Stephen Jackson 

Those who know Jennings best will tell you he's always had the swag of an All-Star. Those who have watched him closest will tell you that this season he's had the game of one. ESPN.com

Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon Jennings 

Jennings' strong play is a credit to his work ethic. Having entered the league with a suspect jumper that led to unsightly shooting his first two seasons (37 percent and 39 percent, respectively), Jennings is hitting 44 percent of his shots this season, including 38 percent of his 3s. Plus, he's in a system where coach Scott Skiles demands hustle on defense. ESPN.com

Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon Jennings 

Milwaukee has also contacted the New Orleans Hornets about Chris Kaman. HoopsWorld

Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Chris Kaman 

The Bucks are looking at Kyrylo Fesenko and Joel Przybilla, according to sources. Fesenko is an unrestricted free agent who has three years of NBA experience. Przybilla lives in Milwaukee and started his career with the team. HoopsWorld

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Kyrylo Fesenko, Joel Przybilla 

That's why Bucks coach Scott Skiles pulled sardonic out of his toolbox for a pregame chat in Chicago the other night. The topic was luck, which he and his team know about in the same way the 99 percenters know about wealth. "We're all pretty foolish if we don't realize the effects of luck in life," Skiles said. "Pretty lucky the Bulls got Derrick Rose when you look at the percentages [in the 2008 Draft lottery]. That's very, very lucky. Very lucky that David Robinson went down that year ... that allowed the Spurs to get Tim Duncan [in 1997]. So there's always things out of people's control. "We've been on the wrong end of that and it's obviously hurt us. We're the type of team, we need all of our guys healthy and able and playing well to win our share of games. It is a little tiresome to always have to overcome guys being out. But it is what it is -- that's exactly what we have to do, try to overcome it." NBA.com

Milwaukee Bucks, Scott Skiles 

Three hours later, Milwaukee general manager John Hammond was all stiff upper lip on the same subject. No matter how many ways a fellow tried to get him to grouse about his club's misfortunes, Hammond held back. "Standing here, that's kind of what I'm thinking about," Hammond said. "I can talk about injuries, I can maybe come up with excuses, I can maybe come up with reasons. But at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. No one's going to care. And to be honest with you, it's the world we live in. It's a results-driven business. Even with injuries, people want you to win." NBA.com

Milwaukee Bucks, John Hammond 

Marc J. Spears: Bucks waive guard Darington Hobson. Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Darington Hobson 

The Bucks released guard Darington Hobson on Friday morning, bringing their roster to 14 players, one shy of the league maximum. But coach Scott Skiles said no move was imminent to fill the empty roster spot. "We're always looking but it's not, right at this moment, leading to anything," Skiles said after the morning shoot-around at the Palace of Auburn Hills. "It's just a decision we made and it does free up a roster spot. "But as of today it doesn't have any relevance on any other move." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Darington Hobson, Scott Skiles 

What isn't publicly known is that Mbah a Moute also has been coping with another injury, one that he and the Bucks hope doesn't get worse. Mbah a Moute said he has a partial tear in the patellar tendon of the same knee. And it's been bothersome. "Yeah, it gives me problems," Mbah a Moute said. "It's going to give me problems consistently for the rest of the season. It's just how just much of a problem it'll be. "I just have to minimize the level of pain by taking medicine sometimes, massages, rehab, all that stuff." Racine Journal-Times

Milwaukee Bucks, Injuries, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 

And even that doesn't always do the trick. "It gets painful," Mbah a Moute said. "It hasn't gotten to the point where it's too painful to where I can't play, which is good. But it gets sore after the game sometimes ... it even gets sore in the game. "It's just managing that pain." Racine Journal-Times

Milwaukee Bucks, Injuries, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 

Steve Aschburner: Brandon Jennings told me pregame, if he's not on East All-Star, he's not planning to be in ORL (i.e., no dunk contest). Might be going. Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon Jennings 

Sources close to the situation say that Jackson hasn’t demanded a trade, but he has made it clear that he’s frustrated with the situation. The Bucks could look to move him before March 15 because they aren’t paying him $9,260,000 this season to sit on the bench. HoopsWorld

Milwaukee Bucks, Trade, Stephen Jackson