Porzingis leaves game vs. Wizards

With lower than 4 minutes to go within the second quarter, Kristaps Porzingis signaled to the bench for a sub and walked instantly again to the locker room.

At halftime, the staff formally listed him questionable with heel ache in his proper foot. He has not returned to the ground within the third quarter after hitting 5 of 6 from the sphere for 11 factors and ending with a pair of rebounds and assists in simply over 11 minutes of play.

It’s necessary to notice that the damage is to his proper foot, not the left that he had surgical procedure on over the summer time.

After the sport, Porzingis mentioned, “I banged up my heel slightly bit within the first quarter in some unspecified time in the future. I stored on taking part in. It’s not that main actually. It’s extra of a precautionary factor. The second, it was fairly delicate. I instructed the medical workers they usually simply pulled me out of the sport. I don’t assume it’s something main.”

The Celtics have 4 days off earlier than dealing with the Bulls in Boston on Thursday after which once more on Saturday night time in Chicago.