Injury to Kristaps Porzingis: Celtics center discusses recuperation

Injury to Kristaps Porzingis: Celtics center discusses recuperation

Boston — When the Boston Celtics play the Chicago Bulls at TD Garden on Tuesday, Kristaps Porzingis will miss his second consecutive game. The big man will also miss the next four games at the very least due to an injury in his left calf that he sustained last week against the Magic.

Therefore, even though the Celtics are adjusting to playing without the gifted big man, the injury doesn’t seem to be permanent. Porzingis stated on Tuesday that while the degree of concern is also minimal, the MRI he recently had revealed a low-level strain. He continued, saying that after injuring his calf a few days ago, he already feels much better.

Regarding the MRI, Porzingis remarked, “I knew it wasn’t anything, but just a confirmation that something of course happened.” “I experienced a slight sensation. but that the recuperation would only be brief. That is exactly I had hoped for. Nothing more.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Sunday that Porzingis will also be re-evaluated in a week, so that sheds some light on his timeline. It’s the first time this season Porzingis has dealt with an injury that’s kept him out multiple games, though he did have a knee contusion that forced him to sit one game.

The Celtics will also likely be conservative when it comes to Porzingis. He has a lengthy history of injuries throughout his career. Porzingis even dealt with plantar fasciitis during the preseason, which kept him out of the FIBA World Cup. But the big man was a full-go for the start of training camp as the C’s were happy with how he healed his foot.

“Even though it’s not a serious matter, you should exercise caution when dealing with these kinds of things,” Porzingis remarked. “Even so, the medical staff is being cautious and we’re going to take it slow, but even with taking it slow, it should be a pretty quick recovery,” the doctor said. “I guess it can be pretty easy to re-aggravate.”