Kristaps Porzingis exited the court in Game 4 against the Miami Heat with a towel over his head and frustration coursing through his body.
As he was completing a dribble-hand-off with Jaylen Brown, he pulled up gingerly, favoring his right calf. After an MRI the following day, it was revealed that he suffered a soleus strain—the same injury that kept Giannis Antetokounmpo out of the playoffs and one that can take weeks to fully heal.
“It’s something, it’s not nothing, you know?” Porzingis told reporters at Celtics practice on Saturday in his first time speaking with the media since the injury.