Beau will be visiting soon. In the meantime, some injury news coming into tonight’s game:
Kristaps Porziņģis hasn’t played a game in Dallas since the Mavericks traded him two years ago, and now it’s uncertain whether he’ll play there in Game 3 of the NBA Finals for the Boston Celtics.
Porziņģis has a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg, which occurred in the third quarter of Boston’s 105-98 win for a 2-0 series lead. The team said Tuesday he was playing every day and Porziņģis said he will do everything he can to play Wednesday night.
When asked if it was a pain tolerance problem or if he could do more damage, Porziņģis said he did not know the details.
“That’s something I’ll leave up to the medical staff to determine if I can go or not,” he said. “Nothing will stop me unless I’m told I can’t or can’t play. That’s the only reason I wouldn’t be there.”
The 7-foot Latvian center has a tear in the tissue that holds the tendons in place. The Celtics said it had nothing to do with the right calf strain that sidelined him for 10 straight playoff games before returning last Thursday for the start of the NBA Finals.
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