When Kristaps Porzingis plays against the rest of the Boston Celtics playoff series against the New York Knicks, it is supposedly unlikely that the big man will return to a health of 100 percent.
The Boston fans are aware that the team, when the team wants to dig up their 2-0 semi-final deficit, need Kristaps Porzingis. In the first two games, however, he spoke on the floor due to an illness that he simply cannot shake. On Friday, ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania offered an update of his health. And the news was not positive at all.
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“My understanding is that he has to do with persistent side effects of the virus he had in March. It is something that his energy packed, and he has had to rely on in the past few months that he was getting a lot more sleep,” said Charania on “The Pat McAfee Show”.

“He had to take IVS and immunestros with him, I tried to find ways to mitigate it. They led him through a number of tests. And they could not see which virus this could be. For their understanding it was only these persistent side effects.”
Kristapaps Porzingis statistics (2024-25): 19.5 ppg, 6.8 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.5 SPG, 41% 3pt
The unique all-star fit in 42 games last season. That was the lowest career that many injuries experienced. The hope was late in the season that he had completely overcome the disease. However, the return and the doctors do not understand which virus it is, a big problem.
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Together with his rating, the Boston Celtics were able to use the edge protection of the 7-foot 2-big man very strongly. And defense against Karl Anthony cities. Al Horford fought against the All-Star striker in this series.
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