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There's a strong chance the Milwaukee Bucks will be returning to their roots.

The Bucks joined the NBA in 1968 as an expansion team and played their games at the Milwaukee Arena, which is located at the corner of Fourth Street and Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.

The Bucks called the Arena their home until 1988 when they moved just one block north on Fourth Street to the Bradley Center, a $91 million fortress.

The Bucks are still playing at what is called the BMO Harris Bradley Center and will for the next couple of seasons as well. After that?

Well, barring some unforeseen major snag, the Bucks will be building a spanking, new state-of-the-art facility -- right where they started their NBA existence.

According to some sources close to the situation, the Bucks are in serious negotiations to take control of a two-block area which includes the old Milwaukee Arena, which is known as the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

Additionally, Bucks management aspires to gain control of the Milwaukee Theatre, which is located just west of the old Arena, and also hopes to acquire land to the east of the old arena, where Major Goolsby’s and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel building are located.