The Milwaukee Bucks anticipate that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined for the start of their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers due to his calf strain, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The team is reportedly hopeful the two-time MVP will be able to return later in the series.
Antetokounmpo is reportedly receiving consistent treatment and has not played since going down with a non-contact injury on April 9 against the Boston Celtics. He missed the team’s final three games of the regular season, in which the Bucks went 1-2. Milwaukee went 4-5 in nine games without the forward in 2023-24.