While the Bucks prepare for a highly-anticipated Game 3 at home against the Boston Celtics, the team's also gearing up for the return of its annual kids basketball camps, running June 6 through Aug. 25.

Aimed at kids aged 7 to 14, the Bucks basketball camps teach all manner of on-court skills – from ball-handling to passing to shooting to strategy on both ends of the court – with five-on-five scrimmages in a positive, team-oriented atmosphere.

The camps are available in full-day and half-day programs during the following dates and locations around Wisconsin:

Half-day (Monday-Friday, 9-12 p.m.)

• June 6-10 – Brookfield Christian School
• June 13-17 – Nicolet High School
• June 27-30 (four days) – New Berlin West HS
• July 27-July 1 – YMCA at Pabst Farms
• July 4-8 – Badger Ridge Middle School, Verona
• July 18-22 – Notre Dame Academy, Green Bay
• July 25-29 – Community First Champion Center, Appleton
• Aug. 1-5 – Waunakee Intermediate School
• Aug. 8-12 – Community First Champion Center, Appleton
• Aug. 15-19 – Oshkosh YMCA
• Aug. 22-25 (four day) – Homestead High School

Full-day (Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

• June 13-17 – Just A Game Fieldhouse, Wisconsin Dells
• June 13-17 – Nicolet High School
• June 20-24 – OAW Indoor Sports Complex, New Berlin
• June 20-24 – Woodson YMCA Aspirus Branch, Weston
• July 4-8 – Badger Ridge Middle School, Verona
• July 4-8 – Center Court Sports Complex, Waukesha
• July 11-15 – Oak Creek High School
• July 11-15 – OAW Indoor Sports Complex, New Berlin
• July 18-22 – Brookfield Academy
• July 25-29 – Community First Champion Center, Appleton
• July 25-29 – Hales Corners Lutheran School
• July 25-29 – Milwaukee Lutheran High School
• Aug. 1-4 (four day) – Greendale High School
• Aug. 8-12 – Community First Champion Center, Appleton
• Aug. 8-12 – North Middle School, Menomonee Falls 
• Aug. 8-12 – Schuetze Gym, Waukesha

For more information on the camps and how to sign up, visit the Bucks website. 

And as for the Bucks themselves, the team will take the Fiserv Forum floor at 2:30 p.m. against the Celtics in Game 3, with the hopes of taking a 2-1 lead in the second-round series. For more information of the Bucks' playoff run, click here – and fear the deer!