Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis has undergone a procedure on his right knee to address his lateral meniscus injury, the team announced today (via Twitter). Porzingis will begin the rehab process right away, but there’s no timetable yet for his return, per the Mavs.
Porzingis suffered the injury in Game 1 of this year’s playoffs against the Clippers, though he was able to play two more games after that and the team didn’t announce the diagnosis of a torn meniscus until after Game 5.
Health problems have been an issue for Porzingis throughout his NBA career — he has missed double-digit games in each of his five professional seasons and was sidelined for the entire 2018/19 season due to a torn ACL. That ACL tear affected his left knee, so the latest surgery is unrelated to his recovery from that injury.
When he has been on the court, Porzingis has been a standout contributor for the Knicks and Mavs. In his first full season in Dallas in 2019/20, he averaged 20.4 PPG, 9.5 RPG, and 2.0 BPG in 57 games (31.8 MPG).
While there’s no timeline yet for Porzingis’ recovery and return, presumably Dallas’ hope is that he’ll be good to go for the start of the 2020/21 season. Of course, with no clarity yet on when exactly next season will begin, that’s not a given.
Why did he wait so long. No sense of urgency. I’m glad Knicks got rid of him.
The Knicks are so much better now without Kristaps, aren’t they?
As a fan, of course you want players to get the surgery done so they can come back faster… but as a player the issue is that whatever surgery you get, even a minor one, always leaves a weakness in there for the rest of your career, so it usually is much better to wait a few weeks or months to see if it can be fixed by other means, if all else fails then yes surgery, but that must be always the last resort not the first.
KP6 is the best player the NYK had in decades, & just got a whole lot better in DAL, so it must be so sad to be a fan of that team!
nope, he has a bloated contract and bum knees. Dallas can enjoy him
Yes, Dallas can enjoy his contributions all the way into the playoffs, meanwhile, the Knicks can enjoy many more losing years to come without him.
yup
Are all the Knick haters now informed. Get some wisdom.
Who could summon up enough passion to be a “hater” of a dog as ugly as the Knicks?
KP is the lemon. Thank you Dallas .
Mark The Unicorn and stamp him FRAGILE
He will never be a totally healthy player
His body is not built for basketball health
exactly
Funny how Knicks fans try to find a silver lining in the swapping of KP6 for DSJ… when we all know that DSJ will be out of the league in a year or two max, meanwhile KP6 will continue to enjoy his success in the Big D, have a happy life NYK! SMH!!!