Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) set to return after 15-game absence

Giannis Antetokounmpo is back.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reports the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player is set to return to the Milwaukee Bucks’ lineup on Monday night against the Boston Celtics.

Antetokounmpo, 31, missed the past 15 games with a calf injury.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to return tonight against the Boston Celtics after missing the last 5-plus weeks with a right calf strain, sources tell ESPN.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 2, 2026

A native of Athens, Antetokounmpo has appeared in just 30 of the Bucks’ 59 games this season, his 13th NBA campaign. The team is 15-15 with Antetokounmpo and 11-18 without the 10-time All-Star.

This season, Antetokounmpo has averaged 28.0 points on .645 shooting, 10.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists over 29.2 minutes a night.

Losers of two straight, the Bucks (26-33) sit 11th in the Eastern Conference and trail the Charlotte Hornets (30-31) by three games for the final play-in spot.