Kyle Kuzma returned to Washington as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, and he scored 19 points in their 104-101 victory over the Wizards.

Kyle Kuzma scored 19 points in his return to Washington, and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo's foul trouble to beat the Wizards 104-101.

Following his trade to the Washington Wizards from the Milwaukee Bucks last week, Khris Middleton penned a heartfelt goodbye to the Bucks fans. The former Bucks forward posted the letter on his social media accounts.

Kyle Kuzma scored 19 points in his return to Washington, and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foul trouble to beat the Wizards 104-101.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma (18) in action during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Multiple players from the Bucks reacted to facing Khris Middleton in a Wizards jersey, Kyle Kuzma offers great defensive value to the team, and more.

One Washington Wizards rookie got a huge seal of approval from his former Milwaukee Bucks teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo. Khris Middleton was the big name the Wizards received in the trade for Kyle Kuzma at the NBA trade deadline.

Kuzma, 29, joined the Bucks earlier this month in a trade-deadline deal that sent Khris Middleton and AJ Johnson to the Washington Wizards. Kuzma played for the Wizards from 2021-

Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst said trading Khris Middleton was the "hardest" transaction of his career. Middleton was in the middle of his 12th season with the team when Horst agreed to a four-team trade that sent Middleton to the Washington Wizards.

The recent NBA trade deadline saw the Washington Wizards trade Kyle Kuzma to the Milwaukee Bucks for Khris Middleton. Despite losing the four games since the trade, Wizards fans are seemingly happy with the way the team's playing without Kuzma.

When Kyle Kuzma came to the Washington Wizards as part of the trade that sent Russell Westbrook to Los Angeles, he came as a young wing with championship experience who was trying to find his play in the NBA and figure out who he was as a player.