LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Along a nondescript hallway, an eerie silence. An hour passes from when the Milwaukee Bucks were scheduled to tip off Game 5 of its first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Then two. Attendants pack up a half-dozen bags and pull them to the bus. NBA executives Kiki Vandeweghe and Malik Rose linger in the hallway. The door opens to occasionally let a player, still in uniform, darting around a corner to use the restroom. Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor, can be heard over a speaker phone. A large white board is wheeled in. The Bucks general manager, Jon Horst, ducks in and out.
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