Milwaukee is getting ready for a rare kind of Friday night, and the Bucks want in on it.
Kyle Kuzma said the whole Bucks roster is planning to try to get to American Family Field for Game 1 of the World Series on Friday, showing support for the Brewers in Milwaukee’s first World Series game in more than 40 years. Kuzma also said he has never been to a World Series game before.
The schedule makes it possible, though just barely. The Bucks open their home slate against the Chicago Bulls on Friday at Fiserv Forum, then head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers the next night. Kuzma said the team should have time after the home opener to catch part of Game 1 before leaving for the airport.
Milwaukee helped clear the path for that plan. Once it became obvious the Brewers would be hosting Game 1 on the same night, the Bucks shifted their home opener from 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. local time.
“The Bucks are proud to move our home opener to 3 p.m. in recognition of this historic occasion,” the team said in a statement.
For the city, it is a major moment. The Brewers last played in the World Series in 1982, when they lost to the St.
Louis Cardinals in seven games, and they have never won the title. This year’s trip came after Milwaukee swept the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS.
The opponent will be the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the ALCS on Monday to win the series 4-2. The Rays have also never won a World Series, falling short in 2008 and 2020, so this matchup guarantees a first-time champion.
Game 1 is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on Friday in Milwaukee, with Game 2 also at American Family Field on Saturday.
Before the spotlight shifts to baseball, the Bucks have their own opener to get through. Milwaukee starts the regular season Wednesday against the Washington Wizards in D.C., then rolls into a packed stretch that includes the home opener, a stop at the ballpark and a road game in Philadelphia over roughly a day.
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