The Bucks and M. Leonard (No. 3) renewed their contract until the end of this season.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The racial controversy and right foot injury caused M. Leonard (Meyers Leonard) to disappear from the league for a while, but after about 2 years, the Bucks signed him with 10 The one-day short contract allowed him to return to the NBA, and after the two 10-day short contracts were completed, the Bucks decided to continue signing with M. Leonard until the end of the season.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski (Adrian Wojnarowski), a well-known reporter from "ESPN", after completing two 10-day short contracts, the Bucks decided to re-sign M. Leonard, and according to NBA regulations, two 10-day contracts After the contract is signed, the renewal must be signed until the end of the season.

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In the two 10-day short contracts, M. Leonard played a total of 5 games for the Bucks, with an average playing time of less than 7 minutes, leaving 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds, but 44.4% of the three-pointers .

M. Leonard used to utter anti-Jewish language during the live broadcast of the game. At that time, the league suspended him for a week and fined him $50,000. Then he suffered a right foot injury and was immediately released after being traded to the Thunder by the Heat. The Bucks signed him this season before returning to the NBA.

As for uttering discriminatory terms, M. Leonard said in an interview in the past that he did not know the meaning and history behind those words, but he also admitted that these could not be regarded as reasons, and he had met with Jewish organizations and sought experts Help learn more about anti-Semitism.

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