65,000 Bucks Fans Packed Deer District As Team Won Title

MILWAUKEE – The economic impact of the Milwaukee Bucks title run has been huge for downtown Milwaukee and the Deer District. More and more fans showed up game by game and night by night rather the team was home or on the road. People showing up means people buying food, buying drinks and buying merchandise.

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Bucks Fans Packed Deer District

So when the buzzer sounded and the Bucks had won their first title is 50 years on their home court. 65,000 pumped up and excited fans were outside of the arena going crazy as the fireworks went off to celebrate the win. Not to mention the almost 20,000 people inside Fiserv Forum, lets just say the roads were packed headed home from he game.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 20: Fans gather outside of Fiserv Forum to watch as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the championship on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the first championship for the Bucks in 50 years. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP

The excitement reached a total climax as the time ran down and the fans came too the realization that the Milwaukee Bucks were going to be NBA champions in just a matter of seconds. Fans went crazy and some even began to climb light poles in celebration of the victory.

Fans watch Game 6 of the NBA basketball finals game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)(Jeffrey Phelps | AP)

It’s safe to say the the fans of the Milwaukee Bucks have got the NBA worlds attention and have set a standard for team support. Many teams around the league are already trying to figure out how they can create there own viewing parties outside of home arenas like the Bucks have done with Deer District.