NBA Player Kristaps Porzingis Announces He Is Stepping Away to Address Health Concerns
The Warriors center said his body did not respond as he ramped up, and he will work with the team to find a solution.
- On Friday, Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis announced he is stepping away from the team to prioritize his health, writing: "I've made the decision to prioritize my health and step away from the game I love."
- Lingering effects from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome have sidelined the 31-year-old for the entire season; Porzingis noted his body "didn't respond the way I anticipated" when attempting to ramp up activity.
- Golden State had hoped the former All-Star, signed to a two-year, $40 million agreement this summer, would provide another dimension alongside Stephen Curry, but ongoing health concerns prevented his season debut.
- The Warriors announced in October that he would remain sidelined indefinitely, leaving considerable uncertainty surrounding his basketball future with the organization.
- Winning the 2024 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics, Porzingis contributed to the 106-88 victory against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Five at the Garden, earning a permanent place in franchise history.
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Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis is retiring from basketball due to health issues. "I was really looking forward to playing with Golden State this season, but my body did not respond as I expected to with the increased workload," the 2.18-meter-tall Latvian wrote in a statement on social media.
Latvian basketball star Kristaps Porzingis announced that he will be taking an extended break from the sport to take care of his health and will not be on the court for at least the foreseeable future. However, he did not explicitly call it a retirement decision.
NBA-Warriors’ Porzingis stepping away from basketball to prioritize health - Regional Media News
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Golden State Warriors centre Kristaps Porzingis said on Friday he was stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health. The Warriors previously said the 31-year-old Latvian would be sidelined indefinitely due to an undisclosed health issue before saying on October 21 [...]
Kristaps Porzingis Steps Away From Basketball to Prioritize His Health
Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis said Friday that he is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health after his body did not respond as he expected while preparing for the season. The announcement is not an official retirement, ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported. Porzingis did not provide a return date or disclose a specific diagnosis in his statement. “This season I was really looking forward to running it with this group, b…
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Earlier today, Kristaps Porzingis announced stepping away from basketball. The decision comes after the Golden State Warriors star has been away from the team and has a prior diagnosis of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), an autonomic disorder, with ongoing related health issues. Before this decision, Draymond Green had already spoken about what it felt […]
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