These of us within the Celtics media circle can thank Kristaps Porzingis for educating us on the retinaculum and posterior tibialis tendon.
We’re all effectively conscious of these physique elements now after the massive man suffered accidents to each in Sport 2 of the NBA Finals. Since then, he’s undergone surgical procedure to restore each illnesses and has been working to return to the hardwood since profitable a championship again in June.
Boston’s No. 8 mentioned when he expects to be again up to the mark in an interview forward of Tuesday’s Media Day.
“The expectation is someday in December,” Porzingis informed ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne. “However I’m feeling actually good and I’m working in the direction of hopefully enjoying sooner than that.”
KP’s aim strains up with all the things we’ve heard up till this level.
President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens had dominated the massive man out for the start of the season, virtually instantly after the group’s championship parade.
“Kristaps, after his surgical procedure, we don’t know precisely when he’ll be again,” Stevens defined throughout an look on the “Ryen Russillo Podcast” again in June. “However, you already know, he’ll in all probability miss at the least the very begin of the season.”
Stevens later stated that Porzingis was recovering properly however it will nonetheless be some time earlier than he was able to play.
“He’s in Latvia. He’s beginning to do increasingly more and extra,” he informed “The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach final month. “He was in a boot for some time there, however each indication is he’s progressing effectively and he’s on the proper timeline. However it’s going to be some time.”
The massive Latvian appeared in 57 common season video games for Boston final 12 months and proved to be a implausible addition to the squad. He supplied the offense with some nice spacing, making 37.5% of his threes, to associate with some loud finishes on the rim. He served as an incredible rim protector on the opposite finish of the ground too, averaging 1.9 blocks per recreation.
His absence will definitely be felt within the first month or so of the 2024-25 season.
