Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis suffered a left calf injury on November 24 against the Orlando Magic in the middle of the third quarter and didn’t return to the game. Without Porzingis, the Celtics lost to the Magic by a final score of 113-96.
Porzingis won’t play today versus the Atlanta Hawks, but the one-time All-Star told fans that he’ll be back soon.
Porzingis has appeared in 15 games for the Celtics this season. He’s averaging 18.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.7 blocks while shooting 54.7% from the field, 32.4% from beyond the arc and 80.0% from the free-throw line.
Porzingis and Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown have developed great chemistry on the court. The two stars have connected on many alley-oops.
“I absolutely love playing with JB,” Porzingis said. “I think we’re starting to connect more and more and it’s becoming just natural for us. If he comes off and he wants the handoff, boom, I hand it to him. I start rolling, he kind of plays that game a little bit, and he either finishes or throws the lob and he’s making it easy for me. I’m learning his game, I’m learning the situations he likes to be in, and as you could see, we’re having some success with it. It’s really fun to play with him and I look forward to more of those plays.”
The Celtics have the best record in the NBA at 12-4. It will be intriguing to see when Porzingis returns from his injury.
