Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis recently had surgery on his injured foot, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. It is expected he will be sidelined from basketball activities for “5-to-6 months,” the team told Bontemps.
Porzingis suffered a torn medial retinaculum in his left foot in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals. This is a tissue that keeps in place several important tendons and ligaments in the ankle. and as a result of the initial injury, Porzingis also dislocated his posterior tibialis tendon. He was able to to play limited minutes of Game 5 of the series, but surgery was always expected given the nature of the injury. The initial timeline could see Porzingis make his return around Christmas, but it is too early to know for certain.
Boston was 21-4 with Porzingis sitting during the regular season this past year.
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