Bucks vs Bulls in home opener | Don Nelson to be honored, World Series top of mind

The Milwaukee Bucks will host the Chicago Bulls in their home opener at Fiserv Forum this afternoon, with tip-off scheduled for 3 p.m. The game was originally set to start at 7 p.m. to avoid a conflict with the Milwaukee Brewers playing in Game 1 of the World Series.

Both Milwaukee and Chicago lost their season openers on the road, with the Bucks falling to Washington and the Bulls to Toronto. To honor former head coach Don Nelson, who passed away on August 9, the Bucks announced they will have players wear warm-up shirts featuring Nelson's signature fish tie. Nelson joined the Bucks in 1976, became head coach in 1977, and led the team to two Coach of the Year awards, with a .611 regular season record and 42-46 playoff mark.

Nelson is credited with popularizing the "point forward" position, which was first used with Marques Johnson and later with Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks are the second NBA team to pay tribute to Nelson, with Golden State wearing a "Nellie" patch on its jerseys all season long.

Tyler Herro, who played for Miami last season, plans to attend the World Series after the Bucks' game. The Bucks will head to American Family Field after playing the Bulls, and they are already familiar with traveling to games, having thrown out ceremonial first pitches and attended other playoff games throughout the season. Coach Kyle Kuzma emphasized the pride the city of Milwaukee has for its small-market team, as they prepare to face the 76ers in Philadelphia on October 24.