Milwaukee Bucks game vs. Kings on Saturday moved up one hour to avoid a direct conflict with the Packers playoff game
The NBA has moved the start time of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Saturday night contest at Fiserv Forum up one hour so it is not in direct conflict with the Green Bay Packers’ divisional round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field.
The Bucks are hosting the Sacramento Kings and were scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. Saturday, but the NFL announced the Packers would host the 49ers at 7:15. An amended start time wouldn’t affect the Kings as much, as they will have been off since Wednesday. The Bucks, however, are playing the Chicago Bulls at 7 p.m. Friday, so moving the Kings game up earlier than 6 p.m. was highly unlikely.
The game against the Eastern Conference-leading Bulls also had a change, as it will be broadcast by ESPN.
The Kings feature Oshkosh native and Oshkosh North High School alumnus Tyrese Haliburton, but his status for the game is in doubt as he was placed in the league’s health and safety protocol on Jan. 16.
Our subscribers make this reporting possible. Please consider supporting local journalism by subscribing to the Journal Sentinel at jsonline.com/deal.
DOWNLOAD THE APP: Get the latest news, sports and more
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bucks game vs. Kings moved to 6 p.m. due to Packers vs. 49ers playoff
