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Kristaps Porzingis To Have Surgery On Leg

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6 months ago

June 18, 2024

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Kristaps Porzingis To Have Surgery On Leg

It’s being reported that Kristaps Porzingis, after winning the 2024 NBA Finals, will have an operation done on his left leg. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the operation will make him miss a couple of months.

The 28-year-old suffered a torn medial retinaculum, which allowed the dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg in Game 2.

The impressive part was that, while suffering this rare injury, he played in Game 5 to help the Celtics to their 18th championship.

“Of course,” Porzingis told ESPN, when asked if he was concerned about making his injury worse by playing on it. “I think something could have happened, for sure, especially compensating now on the other leg now, which I just came back from.

“There was definitely some added risk, but I didn’t care. I was like, ‘I want to give everything I can and then fix it after if I need to.'”

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Jaylen Brown Penalized $25K For Throat-Slash Gesture

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2 weeks ago

December 7, 2024

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Jaylen Brown Penalized $25K For Throat-Slash Gesture

According to the NBA, they have fined Jaylen Brown $25,000 for making a gesture that saw him taking his thumb/hand across his throat in a slashing interpretation.

The throat-slashing gesture came after he posterized Isaiah Stewart in the first quarter of Wednesday’s game.

For those wondering, the league deemed it an “inappropriate gesture.”

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Lonnie Walker Waived By The Celtics

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2 months ago

October 19, 2024

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According to multiple reports, the Boston Celtics have waived Lonnie Walker. He signed an Exhibit 10 contract earlier in the offseason.

Head coach Joe Mazzulla loved the work Walker showed the team during training camp and the preseason; however, if Boston were to sign him to their roster for the season, it would have cost them $11 million in salary. That would have been before the tax penalties.

President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens told the 25-year-old how difficult it would have been to make the team due to money and depth. Even with all that, Walker still opted to sign with them and show them his skills.

With the type of contract he has signed, if Walker doesn’t find another team to sign with, he can play for the Maine Celtics of the G League.

In 322 career games, Walker averaged 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 20.3 minutes.

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Lonnie Walker Signs With The Boston Celtics

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4 months ago

August 28, 2024

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Lonnie Walker Signs With The Boston Celtics

According to multiple reports, led by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Boston Celtics are adding Lonnie Walker IV to their team.

The 25-year-old is signing a one-year deal as a prove-it deal to the league that he can ball and be a useful piece to a championship/playoff contending team.

In 58 games for the Brooklyn Nets, Walker averaged 9.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. His shooting splits were 42.3% from the field and 38.4% from behind the arc.