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.'”

Kristaps Porzingis Available For Game 5

According to the Boston Celtics, Kristaps Porzingis has been upgraded to “available” for tonight’s Game 5 against the Dallas Mavericks. In a do-or-die situation for Dallas and a situation where Boston can secure another banner.

He’s been dealing with a torn medial retinaculum allowing the dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg. It’s been classified as a “rare injury.”

Joe Mazzulla says he expects to see the 28-year-old get some minutes during tonight’s game. A couple of hours ago, Mazzulla said he didn’t know how healthy he was or if he could play. The team has clarified that and publicly said he can play.

Kristaps Porzingis Questionable For Game 5

The Boston Celtics play the Dallas Mavericks Monday night for their Game 5 matchup in TD Garden, with them trying to gauge where Kristaps Porzingis is at health-wise to make a final call.

Right now, Joe Mazzulla says Porzingis is doing everything he can to play in a critical game that decides the fates of both teams. However, there’s no telling how healthy he is or isn’t now.

“I’m not sure kind of where he’s at. But he’s trying and doing everything he can to try to put himself in position to be out there. I know that for sure,” said Joe Mazzulla on Sunday.

Boston leads the series 3-1 after getting blown out in Dallas in Game 4. If Porzingis were to play in Game 5, it would be his first time playing in Dallas since wearing their uniform back in 2021.