Keep your friends close and your enemies closer? When that old adage morphs into reality, it can create quite the spectacle.
Such is the case for the Milwaukee Bucks and rival Chicago Bulls, whose home arenas are separated by a mere 90 miles, making them two of the closest teams in the NBA (the pair of teams playing in New York and Los Angeles not withstanding). With the closeness in proximity of the two franchises, the passion and “friendly” competition amongst fans wherever the matchup is taking place is truly evident.
The Bucks and Bulls have squared off head-to-head 235 times in the regular season and another 18 times in the playoffs in the 48 years since the Bucks entered the NBA in 1968 (the Bulls joined the league two years prior).