The reigning NBA champions will likely be without a key player to open the 2024-25 season. Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porziņģis will be out for five to six months after undergoing successful ankle surgery, the team announced Thursday.
That timeline means Porziņģis will try to return around December, if all goes well.
Kristaps Porziņģis will be out for 5 to 6 months after a successful surgery, per Celtics. So he will be looking at a return around December if all goes well.
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) June 27, 2024
Porziņģis returned to action for the team’s title-clinching win earlier this month, playing through a left ankle injury. He said he would need offseason surgery to correct the issue.
Before Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Porziņģis hadn’t played since suffering a connective tissue tear and ligament displacement near his left ankle in Game 2. He was activated for Game 4 for “very specific” situations but did not play.
Porziņģis scored five points and added one rebound in 16 minutes off the bench in the Celtics’ championship-sealing win.
This story will be updated.
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