{"id":635262,"date":"2026-03-02T21:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/635262\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:59:13","slug":"celtics-bucks-injury-report-leaves-boston-severely-shorthanded-without-two-starters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/635262\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics-Bucks Injury Report Leaves Boston Severely Shorthanded Without Two Starters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/celtics-bucks-injury-report-leaves-boston-severely-shorthanded-without-two-starters\/308fb45fa889226502e2e130?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celtics-Bucks Injury Report Leaves Boston Severely Shorthanded Without Two Starters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Celtics-Bucks Injury Report Leaves Boston Severely Shorthanded Without Two Starters<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NESN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NESN<\/a>. Add NESN as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/nesn.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Bucks two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/report-giannis-antetokounmpo-expected-make-return-injury-vs-celtics\/6a852b98984e20000b8f1dbe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:expected to make his return;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">expected to make his return<\/a> from a right calf strain injury on Monday night vs. the <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boston Celtics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Boston Celtics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics, meanwhile, will be without a pair of starters in Jaylen Brown and Neemias Queta.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Injury Report for tonight at MIL: Jaylen Brown &#8211; Illness (Non-Covid) &#8211; OUT Neemias Queta &#8211; Rest &#8211; OUT Jayson Tatum &#8211; Right Achilles Repair &#8211; OUT,&#8221; the Celtics official account posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>Monday will be Brown&#8217;s seventh missed game of the season, while Queta has sat out just three of Boston&#8217;s first 60 contests during the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;JB&#8221; is having the best season of his career and is an MVP contender, averaging career highs in points (29.0), rebounds (7.1) and assists (5.1) across 34.3 minutes per game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Queta has exceeded expectations in his first year as the Celtics starting center and is in the running for the Most Improved Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old is tied with Antetokounmpo for third in the NBA in field goal percentage (.645) while averaging career-bests across the board, including in points (10.1), rebounds (8.4), blocks (1.3) and minutes per tilt (24.9).<\/p>\n<p>More NBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/former-nba-guard-calls-celtics-front-runner-win-eastern-conference\/6f4cf5b7d2665fa19e57bcbb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former NBA Guard Calls Celtics &#039;Front-Runner&#039; To Win Eastern Conference;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Former NBA Guard Calls Celtics &#8216;Front-Runner&#8217; To Win Eastern Conference<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celtics-Bucks Injury Report Leaves Boston Severely Shorthanded Without Two Starters originally appeared on NESN. 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