Washington Wizards forward Khris Middleton may not have gotten a win against his former Milwaukee Bucks team in Wednesday's season opener, but he received a warm welcome from his longtime fans at Fiserv Forum.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks enter 2025-26 with a retooled roster as they look to return to title contention, hosting the rebuilding Washington Wizards in their season opener on Wednesday night.

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The Washington Wizards open up their season facing off against the Milwaukee Bucks, where familiar faces will be in attendance. Khris Middleton is heading back

This wasn’t the first time Middleton had faced his former team since the Bucks sent him and 2024 first-round pick AJ Johnson to Washington in a trade-deadline deal that brought Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee. He scored 12 points and missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer in the Wizards’ 104-101 loss to the Bucks in Washington on Feb. 21.

The revamped Milwaukee Bucks got the start that they wanted. The Bucks opened the 2025-26 season with their fast-paced, shoot-it-up style and pulled away for a 133-120 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday,

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