Bucks legend Brandon Jennings will be visiting these Milwaukee bars ahead of the team's season opener

Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Brandon Jennings, the former Bucks player who came up with the "Bucks in six" slogan hypes the crowd during the Bucks celebration parade on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Milwaukee.
Brandon Jennings, the former Bucks player who came up with the "Bucks in six" slogan hypes the crowd during the Bucks celebration parade on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Milwaukee.
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Bucks' legend Brandon Jennings, the inventor of "Bucks in 6," will be stopping by a handful of Milwaukee bars on Thursday ahead of the team's season opener.

This is one of the events/promotions the Bucks announced Monday for tipoff week, presented by Michelob ULTRA.

Milwaukee is taking on the 76ers in Philadelphia on Thursday night. The Bucks home opener comes on Saturday against the Houston Rockets at Fiserv Forum.

According to a news release from the Bucks, Jennings and the "Bucks Bar Tour" will be visiting:

  • Brother’s Bar & Grill, 1213 N. Water St., from 3:30 to 4 p.m.

  • The Harp Irish Pub, 113 E Juneau Ave., from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m.

  • Milwaukee Brat House, 1013 N. King Drive, from 5 to 5:30 p.m.

  • The MECCA Sports Bar and Grill, 1134 Phillips Ave., from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. A watch party will also be held there. Reservations can be made at themeccamke.com/event/bucks-watch-party.

The "Bucks in 6" prophecy came along long before the Bucks won the 2021 NBA Finals in six games against the Phoenix Suns.

In 2013, then-Bucks guard Jennings was asked about his confidence level going into the team's first-round playoff series with the Miami Heat, according to a previous Journal Sentinel report.

Jennings had been with the team since 2009, when he was selected as the 10th overall draft pick.

"I'm real confident," Jennings said. "I'm sure everybody is writing us off but but I see us winning the series in six."

They didn't. But local fans embraced the sentiment, even after Jennings departed.

He would return to the Bucks in 2018 as a reserve, and later as a good-luck charm during the team's 2021 championship run.

Other festivities for Bucks tipoff week will include:

  • A digital scavenger hunt around the city will be held on Wednesday. Prizes will include tickets to the Bucks’ home opener in the ULTRA Club on the Upper Concourse. More info will be available on the Bucks' Twitter.

  • Select area businesses will light up green at night. Fans are encouraged to sport green and cream on the first two gamedays of the season to show their support.

  • On Saturday, a Michelob ULTRA mobile bar will be at the Deer District's plaza from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. A DJ and other members of the Bucks Entertainment Network will perform.

For more info on these and other tipoff week happenings, visit nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-unveil-full-slate-of-events-and-promotions-to-tip-off-2022-23-season.

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JR Radcliffe of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.

Contact Hannah Kirby at hannah.kirby@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @HannahHopeKirby.

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