Okay, so I’ve been keeping an eye on Kristaps Porzingis, you know, the big guy from the Celtics. He’s been out with an injury, and I’ve been digging around to see what’s up. Here’s what I found, kind of a timeline of my little investigation.
First off, I learned that he had surgery.
After the Celtics won the championship, Porzingis didn’t just chill. Nope, he went and got surgery. It was for a torn retinaculum and a dislocated posterior tibialis tendon. That sounds pretty gnarly, right? I figured this out by noticing all the talk about him right after the victory parade.
Then, I started tracking his recovery.
- I saw a post saying he was questionable for a game against the Pacers. That was his second missed game in a row. It was around late December, like the 28th. I thought, “Okay, he’s still not 100%.”
- I stumbled upon some news about the Celtics hoping he’d be back in December. That gave me a rough idea of the timeline they were looking at.
Digging deeper, I found out how bad it was.
This injury isn’t something new for Porzingis, unfortunately. Seems like injuries are just part of the deal with him. I started to realize this when I pieced together that he’s been missing games and there were mentions of “torn retinaculum” and “dislocated posterior tibialis tendon” all over the place.
Figuring out his limited play-time.
I came across a stat from a game against the 76ers where he only played 13 minutes. But hey, he still got 9 points in that short time! This told me they were easing him back in, not rushing it.
Finally, some good news!
Eventually, I read that the Celtics were finally at full strength with Porzingis back. It felt like a long time coming, but it was great to hear. It really seemed like they were missing him a lot.
So yeah, that’s my little journey of following Porzingis’ injury update. It was a bit of a rollercoaster, finding out about the surgery, then tracking his recovery, and finally seeing him back on the court. I just kept reading stuff here and there, putting the pieces together. It’s always a bummer when players get injured, but it’s cool to see them come back strong. Hopefully, he stays healthy now!
