The Boston big man will require surgery for his rare leg injury.
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will undergo surgery for his leg injury after returning for Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks,Porzingis won his first championship ring on Monday night but later revealed to ESPN that his injury will require surgery, followed by “a few months” of recovery.injury during Game 2 of the Finals, a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon.
The Celtics big man previously missed time due to a calf strain he suffered in Game 4 of Boston's first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat. Porzingis averaged 20.1 points and 7.2 rebounds for Boston during their 64-win regular season and was efficient in the Celtics’ Game 1 and 2 Finals wins, averaging 16 points and five rebounds per game.
“A lot of effort went into all of this and also for myself, just being hurt and trying to push through it,” . “I think today was the pinnacle of that. My leg is not great, but I gave everything I could to the team, and we are the world champs.”Kristen Wong is a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020. Before joining SI, Kristen covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL Network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site.
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