Intro:

The Milwaukee Bucks trained in London on Tuesday (13th January) in preparation for their NBA Global Games meeting with the New York Knicks at the O2 Arena on Thursday (15th January).

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SOUNDBITE: Jason Kidd, Milwaukee Bucks head coach
"This game counts, this is real, this isn't pre-season. But I think it's great for Milwaukee to go through this as a young team, with all the distractions, understanding you have a game, but I think one of the biggest things, we have a couple of European players, so this is great for their family and friends to be able to see them in person."

SOUNDBITE: Jason Kidd, Milwaukee Bucks head coach
"The teachers, the coaches of basketball, they've done a wonderful job of teaching the game abroad. As you can see the league is full of very talented international - young and old - so I think again, the international players that have come to the NBA have done a great job in helping the game go global."

SOUNDBITE: Brandon Knight, Milwaukee Bucks guard
"We know what we're here for, we're here for a business, but at the same time you've got to have pleasure and it can't all be.... so serious, you've got to have time to relax and get away. So we definitely know why we're here, but we're taking advantage of the pleasure as well."

SOUNDBITE: John Henson, Milwaukee Bucks forward/centre (asked if he expects New York's Carmelo Anthony to play on Thursday night)
"This is a big game for the NBA as a league, especially a player of his calibre. I think the NBA, would love for him to play, obviously, so I think he's going to try to get out there with his knee and, it will be good for us to come prepared for the Knicks, full strength as well."