Kristaps Porzingis update: Celtics star probable for Game 2 with illness related to absence earlier in season
- Kristaps Porzingis, a Boston Celtics star, left Game 1 on May 5, 2025, due to illness during a home loss to the New York Knicks.
- Porzingis’ departure followed a viral illness that began in late February, causing him to miss eight games and linger with fatigue since returning.
- Coach Joe Mazzulla reported that Porzingis has been working through the illness but continues to be affected, forcing the team to adapt without him.
- Porzingis revealed that he has been experiencing an unidentified viral infection and is gradually regaining his full strength.
- The Celtics have designated Porzingis as likely to play in Game 2 on May 7, but his uncertain health remains a key concern for the team’s playoff prospects.
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ThePatriotLight - Kristaps Porzingis likely to play in Game 2 for Celtics
ThePatriotLight - BOSTON — In March, an upper respiratory illness cost Kristaps Porzingis eight games. It sounds as if that problem hasn’t completely gone away for the former Knick. The 7-foot-2 center didn’t play in the second half of the Knicks’ come-from-behind Game 1 victory and was ineffective in 13 scoreless minutes in the opening half. He is probable to play in Wednesday night’s Game 2 at TD Garden. “Since he came back, he’s kind of been …
Celtics rotation player unlikely to play in Game 2 vs. Knicks
Kristaps Porzingis is trending toward returning for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals after missing the second half of Game 1 with an illness. The Celtics will, however, likely be without another core member of their rotation. Bench sharpshooter Sam Hauser is listed as doubtful for Wednesday’s game at TD Garden after spraining his ankle during Monday’s 108-105 overtime loss to the New York Knicks. Hauser has been one of the Celtics’ mo…
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