[UPDATE: Monday’s Mavericks/Pelicans game has been postponed.]
Barring a last-minute setback, Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis is poised to make his season debut on Monday night against the Pelicans, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Porzingis, who underwent surgery in October to repair the meniscus in his right knee, spent the offseason recovering from and rehabbing that injury, but wasn’t quite ready to go when the regular season got underway last month.
The 25-year-old had been a full participant in practice for the last two weeks as he worked on getting back up to game speed, writes Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Over the weekend, he was upgraded to questionable for Monday’s game.
Porzingis’ return should provide a shot in the arm to a Mavericks team that is missing multiple players due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols. After a slow start, Dallas has won its last three games to push its record above .500 (5-4).
Although he has battled health issues throughout his NBA career, Porzingis has been a standout contributor when he’s on the court. 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).
Nice
Or he would have had the game not been postponed.
i know it was a meniscus tear, but shouldn’t they give porzingis like another month to be sure.
I’m about to have my left lateral meniscus repaired in a few weeks. Doc says 4–6 month recovery plus 6 weeks on crutches. Maybe Porzingis’ wasn’t as severe as mine, but if he’s able to play NBA basketball in 3 months after, that gives me some hope!
So what’s the over/under in how many games KP plays?