DALLAS MavericksPower forward/center Kristaps PorzingisSunday’s loss to the Indiana PacersDue to pain in his right knee, he was unable to walk in the second quarter.
The 7-foot-3 Porzingis, who is 7’3″, had to have surgery during the 2020 offseason. He needed to treat a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee. It caused him to miss three of the Mavs first-round series defeat to the Philadelphia Phillies. LA ClippersIn the postseason. Porzingis missed the first nine games last season due to the recovery process and was then unable to move throughout the 2020-21 campaign.
Porzingis lasted 11 minutes against Pacers before the Pacers announced that Porzingis would not be returning. Porzingis has missed 19 games due to minor injuries and COVID-19. However, he had not experienced any problems with his right knee.
Rick Carlisle, former Mavericks coach, commented before the game that Porzingis’ mobility was much better this season due to his health.
Porzingis was out of action for a year and a half while he recovered from a torn left ACL in his left leg. This happened in a February 2018 match that would have been his last. New York KnicksHe was traded to Dallas, where he played the next season.
Porzingis is currently in the third year a $158 million five-year contract and is averaging 19.7 point, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per match for the Mavericks.