MILWAUKEE -- Since the NBA released its regular-season schedule in August, Khris Middleton had been anticipating Wednesday's night's season opener.

After 12 seasons and 735 games with the Bucks -- highlighted by winning the 2021 NBA championship -- Middleton played his first game as a visitor in Milwaukee, this time as a member of the Wizards in a 133-120 Washington loss.

A sold-out crowd at Fiserv Forum serenaded Middleton with several standing ovations. The first came when his name was announced in pregame introductions. Another happened when a tribute video played on the scoreboard during a first-quarter timeout. And the last came when Middleton checked out of the game after scoring a team-high 23 points.

"To get that type of recognition, appreciation from the city, the organ

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