- ABC News
- April 30, 2024
MIAMI -- Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis hobbled off the court before halftime of Monday night's 102-88 Game 4 win over the Miami Heat and did not return with what the team said was a right calf injury. Porzingis will undergo imaging Tuesday, but early indications are that he didn't sustain an Achilles tendon injury, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Porzingis appeared to tweak something after catching a pass from Jaylen Brown late in the second period. Upon getting the ball, Porzingis started driving toward his left, then grimaced before quickly giving the ball back to Brown and coming up lame in the middle of the play. Porzingis didn't appear to be touched by anyone on the play during which he was hurt. As he walked to the locker room with a support staffer, Porzingis briefly held his jersey over his face in apparent frustration. The Celtics quickly released an update, saying Porzingis was suffering from right calf...