Jordan Nwora ready to get to work with Milwaukee Bucks By Miguel Rodriguez News Sports Reporter Nov 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020 Updated Sep 21, 2023 0 Jordan Nwora, Park School and Louisville graduate, has been drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks. Harry Scull Jr. /Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Miguel Rodriguez News Sports Reporter Jordan Nwora has a lot of confidence in his ability. So too do the Milwaukee Bucks.kAm%:>6 H:== E6== :7 :E’D 2 >2CC:286 >256 :? 962G6?[ 3FE 7@C ?@H }H@C2 :D =:G:?8 E96 5C62>[ 6286C E@ 86E E@ H@C< 7@C 9:D ?6H 6>A=@J6C]k^AmkAm}@E @?=J 5:5 }H@C2[ E96 7@C>6C !2C< $49@@= 2?5 {@F:DG:==6 DE2?5@FE[ 86E 5C27E65 3FE 96 H2D D6=64E65 3J |:=H2F<66[ @?6 @7 E96 36DE E62>D :? E96 }qp]k^AmkAm}H@C2 3642>6 E96 7:CDE qF772=@^(6DE6C? }6H *@C<6C 5C27E65 3J 2? }qp E62> :? `_ J62CD =2E6 (65?6D52J ?:89E H96? 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The year in sports: The pandemic caused a pause and then the games returned The first thing we'll remember about 2020 in sports is the silence. From mid-March until July, the games were stopped because of Covid-19.
Buffalo's Jordan Nwora drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks Jordan Nwora received the call of a lifetime, and now his dream of playing in the NBA is close to becoming reality.
