LAS VEGAS — While Cooper Flagg and Bronny James faced off in a packed arena on the campus of UNLV, the Nuggets and Bucks played a Summer League thriller in the sleepy gymnasium adjacent to the main event.
Former Ohio State star EJ Liddell gave Denver the lead with 5.1 seconds left on a put-back slam after Hunter Tyson and DaRon Holmes II missed jump shots, but Milwaukee’s Jamaree Bouyea answered with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to hand the Nuggets a 90-89 loss on Thursday night.
The dramatic loss tipped off Summer League play for Denver, which faces the Timberwolves on Saturday at Cox Pavilion.