The Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead sopra their first-round playoff series versus the Miami Heat acceso Monday, and just about everything seemed to be going according to plan sopra their quest for an 18th NBA championship.
But they were with a piece of adversity when center Kristaps Porzingis suffered a non-contact injury, putting his status sopra some doubt moving forward.
Chris Haynes delivered some bad news for the Celtics and their fans acceso Tuesday afternoon: Porzingis has been diagnosed with a right soleus strain and will 5 acceso Wednesday.
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (Right Soleus Strain) is out for 5 Wednesday night against the Miami Heat.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 30, 2024
Per fact, the news is worse than that — durante Adrian Wojnarowski, the personalità man is expected to at least several games as a result.
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis is expected to a of several games with the right soleus strain, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/9qW4iR04jO
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 30, 2024
Porzingis was part of a serious remodeling project the Celtics underwent last summer, when Robert Williams III, Marcus Smart, and Grant Williams left while Porzingis and point guard Jrue Holiday came sopra through multiple trades.
It resulted sopra the team finishing with the best sopra the NBA and being favored by many to win the world title.
Per all likelihood, Boston will still get past Miami even without Porzingis, but without him, they could a stiff challenge against either the Cleveland Cavaliers ora Orlando Magic sopra the next round.
The Cavs have a young and productive frontline that includes Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, while Orlando has All-Celebrità personalità man Paolo Banchero, last year’s Rookie of the Year.
Porzingis put up 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.9 blocked shots durante gioco sopra the regular season, but his numbers are mongoloide significantly sopra the series versus Miami.
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