Boston Celtics' star Kristaps Porzingis is currently sidelined due to a right soleus strain sustained during the first-round series against the Miami Heat. Despite his optimism and efforts to expedite his recovery, aiming to 'recover at a historic rate,' Porzingis described the injury as worse than a previous one earlier in the season and noted that he is 'not super close' to returning. He suffered the injury by stepping on an opponent and rolling his ankle, which led to the strain. Porzingis is targeting a return for the Eastern Conference Finals but has no set timetable for his comeback. He missed the start of the second-round series against the Cavaliers.
#NEBHInjuryReport for tomorrow vs. Cleveland: Kristaps Porzingis (right soleus strain) - OUT
Celtics Injury Report vs. Cleveland G1 Tuesday: Kristaps Porzingis - Right Soleus Strain - OUT @wbz
Out with calf injury, Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis focused on playoff return https://t.co/lBLj2w6Nb2
'I want to be back out there as soon as possible,' says Kristaps Porzingis as he misses the start of the Celtics' second-round series against the Cavaliers. https://t.co/wxXIWJE5ga
Kristaps Porzingis remains optimistic but ‘not super close’ to returning from calf injury https://t.co/z3CHKVN1bq
Celtics bigs ready to step up with Kristaps Porzingis likely out for Round 2 https://t.co/g8XZUSwfDb
Kristaps Porzingis discusses his injury rehab process, noting how he hopes to "recover at a historic rate." https://t.co/5XRe93slLi
“It’s still pretty early,” Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis said of his calf injury, and his timeline for return. “I think it will be clear once I start doing more stuff. ... But [I'm] expecting to recover at a historic rate.” https://t.co/xE2Rj4ODQq
We hear from Kristaps Porzingis for the first time since his injury, as he talks about his recovery https://t.co/QWqVqKN2Sq
Kristaps Porziņģis said Saturday he is slowly making progress from his right soleus (calf) strain suffered in Game 4 of the Boston Celtics’ first-round series against the Miami Heat, but does not have a timetable for return yet. "It’s still pretty early." https://t.co/Bo0P0MGLyx
“Not super close yet. But expecting to recover at a historic rate.” Kristaps Porziņģis went into detail on how he strained his calf and what the road ahead looks like as he works toward a return: https://t.co/Q69DknxKqt
Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis said he’s ‘not super close’ to returning: https://t.co/BZrsf30Mkm
Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis said he’s ‘not super close’ to returning https://t.co/j3jmPvwvS4
How close is Kristaps Porziņģis to a return from his calf strain? KP: "Not super close yet. But expecting to recover at a historic rate."
Kristaps Porziņģis explains his how his soleus strain happened: “I was going for a rebound and I stepped on Herro and rolled my ankle. Came back, maybe started to compensate with the other side a little bit too much or something… as soon as I pushed off, I felt something. And… https://t.co/ZLHvdL5OSj
Kristaps Porziņģis on his calf strain: “It's something, it's not nothing, you know? It will take a little bit of time, for sure. But I'm doing everything I can to speed it up because I want to be back out there as soon as possible.” https://t.co/gZkA2NovQd
Kristaps Porzingis is at practice but said he didn’t do any on court work. Said this calf injury is worse than the one he suffered earlier in the season. #Celtics. https://t.co/9bYLb7fupW
Kristaps Porziņģis says his calf injury is, “Something. Not nothing.” He said he will have to progress smartly to ensure he doesn’t reaggravate the injury. He experienced this injury earlier this year but said this one was “Worse for sure.”
How will Boston fare if forced to play the conference finals and (presumably) NBA Finals without Porzingis? @Bostondotcom's @_KhariThompson shares his thoughts with @cgasper and @cpriceglobe. Watch Boston Globe Today Sports: https://t.co/TG8hdanoAR https://t.co/ANOVOGGClT
Porzingis aims for Eastern Conference Finals return #KristapsPorzingis https://t.co/3LxekKFFv7
Kristaps Porzingis Return Targeted For Eastern Conference Finals https://t.co/gp9HfmLh5G
Boston Celtics’ star Kristaps Porzingis expected to return for Eastern Conference Finals. https://t.co/wJVaRmYe7x
Kristaps Porzingis could miss Celtics’ second-round series as injury lingers https://t.co/53YS8HIBiu https://t.co/HbTFezUU7r
Boston Celtics’ star Kristaps Porzingis expected to return for Eastern Conference Finals https://t.co/wJVaRmYe7x
Kristaps Porzingis injury update: Celtics big man likely will miss second-round playoff series, per report https://t.co/pAAXHZRXJd