Kristaps Porzingis has taken to social media to let the fans know what exactly is happening and why he has been missing so many games.

The long in short of the answer is an illness that hasn’t been fully identified by medical staff. It’s still unknown how long he will miss, or what exactly is causing him to have this illness. Porzingis has been out since February 26th.

“I have been dealing with some viral illness that we haven’t been able to fully identify yet,” Porzingis posted on the social media site during Monday’s game between the Celtics and Jazz in Boston. “I am recovering and getting better. But still working my way back to full [strength] to help this team. Thanks for support and [I’m] hoping for a healthy return soon.”

The Boston Celtics played the Utah Jazz Monday, which saw no Porzingis. According to Boston’s injury list, the 29-year-old is listed as “questionable” for Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder – a highly anticipated game.

Due to this viral illness and him missing time due to the ankle surgery recovery, Porzingis has only played in 32 games this season. Boston has 17 games remaining before they begin their postseason adventure.

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.