Not everyone is a fan of the NBA’s new in-season tournament, but for Boston Celtics star big man Kristaps Porzingis, the Latvian center is a fan of the new addition to the league calendar. “I love it. In Europe, we always have some sort of tournament in preseason or during the year,” explained Porzingis after practice earlier this week via Boston Dot Com’s Khari Thompson.
“When I was growing up, I always enjoyed those kind of tournaments,” added the Celtics center, who played professionally in Europe for Seville’s Real Betis Baloncesto before coming to the NBA in 2015. “It kind of just put more of a spotlight on something that’s midseason and stuff like that.”
The NBA’s version of a midseason tourney has Boston in the league’s East C group for the start of tournament play.
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That group also has the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic, and Toronto Raptors, with play beginning for Boston in the tourney on Nov. 10 vs. the Nets at TD Garden.
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