No matter what you think of sports journalists – online, print or broadcast – we all got into this business because we started as fans, and we love sports.

I'm fortunate to say that I haven't lost that feeling completely, and I can recognize something cool when I see it when it comes to fans and the teams they love.

The Milwaukee Bucks are doing just that through the Bucks Summer Experience Sweepstakes.

The team is offering fans unique opportunities to get up close and personal with members of the organization throughout the summer, and the first two experiences are so good that I have to highlight them.

The first is this Wednesday at Summerfest, where you can hang out with Brandon Jennings at the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse to watch rapper Lupe Fiasco. 

In my short time covering the Bucks, Jennings seems like an interesting guy and Fiasco is without question of the best rappers out there. It should be a great show.

The other summer experience worth getting in on is happening during the week of the U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run in Kohler. One fan will be able to join Jon Leuer inside the ropes on Monday, July 2.

The fan will be able to be a part of the Wisconsin Sports Shootout, a five-hole challenge pairing LPGA players with Leuer, Packers fullback John Kuhn and legend Mark Tauscher, and former Wisconsin Badgers legend and Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne.

I'll give the players credit on this one. These guys rarely have time to themselves, and they're opening up some of that time to their fans when they easily could say no.

Good move by the Bucks, Jennings and Leuer. It's an instance where even the distanced sports journalist can say "yeah, that's cool."