The Latvian center Kristaps Porzingis2.21 meters tall and recently crowned NBA champion with the Boston Celticswill cause a decrease inof the Paris Olympic Games (July 26-August 11) after deciding to undergo surgery to resolve his leg injury, as announced by his club on Tuesday.
This is a hard blow for Latviawhich had to be done without his leader during the Pre-Olympic from July 2 to 7. The small Baltic country will host Riga two qualifying groups, with the winner joining Group B of the Olympic Games with Germany, France and Japan.
The Latvian national team figure suffered a “rare” leg injury in the second match of NBA Finals in early June and will need to undergo surgery in the next few days. He suffered a “tear of the medial retinaculum causing dislocation of the posterior tibial tendon of his left leg,” a Celtics statement said.
After resting for the next two games, Porzingis returned for game five and participated in the victory (106-88) that gave Boston its 18th NBA title, finally capturing the Dallas Mavericks by 4-1.
“The injury does not allow him to play regularly at the level required for Olympic competition. Surgery will be performed in the coming days,” the Boston Celtics note.
In his first season with the Celtics since being acquired in a trade with Washington WizardsPorzingis averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 blocks in 57 games (all starts) during the regular season.
Source: La Verdad
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