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Photos: Bucks Fans Jubilant After Game 4 Victory

Despite Threats Of Severe Weather, Fans Filled The Deer District To Watch The NBA Finals

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A fan in a Bucks jersey puts his hand over his heart as he records with his phone. Fireworks go off in the background.
Brandon Toicen of Waukesha records a Snapchat as fireworks are lit to celebrate the Bucks victory against the Suns in game four of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns 109-103 to tie the series in the fourth game of the NBA Finals. Fans gathered outside the Fiserv Forum in the Deer District to watch the game being played inside the arena.

Fans wave towels as they cheer. The Fiserv Forum can be seen in the background.
Brady Weimer, left, Kaden Smith, center, and Kane Schoonover, right, cheer before the start of the 4th game of the NBA Finals between the Bucks and the Suns on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
A sea of fans can be seen in front of the FIserv Forum.
Fans gather in the Deer District before a game between the Bucks and the Suns in the NBA Finals on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

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Fans in green Bucks jerseys drink beer as they walk outside.
Fans walk near the Fiserv Forum before the game between the Bucks and the Suns on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

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A dark cloudy sky can be seen behind a screen showing the Bucks vs. Suns game.
A fan wears a Giannis Antetokounmpo jersey as they watch the NBA Finals outside the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Light from the screen illuminates fans as they watch the game.
Fans watch the Bucks play the Suns on a screen outside the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Green light illuminates fans as they cheer during the game.
Milwaukee Bucks fan Jon Liedtke raises his arms and cheers as he watches game four of the NBA Finals outside the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
The game being played on a screen can be seen through the fingers of fans.
Fans hold their hands in the air as the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots a free throw in game four of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Green light shines from the stage as fans watch the game on a screen.
Green light shines from the stage as Bucks fans watch game for of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Fans react as they watch the game outside in the Deer District.
Sisters Kirstin Larson, right, and Lauren Larson, left, have different reactions while watching the fourth quarter of the Bucks game in the NBA Finals against the Suns on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
A crowd of fans gather to watch the game in the Deer District.
Fans watch the Bucks play in game four of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in the Deer District outside of the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
A fan makes fists as she expresses relief at the end of the Bucks game.
Elizabeth Lea who drove from Memphis to watch the game four of the NBA Finals in Milwaukee reacts in the final moments of the fourth quarter Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
A fan in a bucks themed cheese head cheers at the end of the game.
Tommy Tressler of Green Bay cheers as the Bucks defeat the Suns in game four of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
Fans raise their arms and express joy as the Bucks win.
Fans react as the Bucks defeat the Suns on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
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