{"id":7369,"date":"2024-11-14T23:46:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=7369"},"modified":"2024-11-14T23:46:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:46:40","slug":"soon-return-kristaps-porzingis-vocal-in-celtics-win-making-good-progress-in-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=7369","title":{"rendered":"SOON RETURN: Kristaps Porzingis \u2018vocal\u2019 in Celtics win, making \u2018good progress\u2019 in rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.jauns.lv\/t\/2024\/11\/14\/3164108\/1000x620_jpg.jpg?v=1731561407\" alt=\"Sports\u00a0\u2014 Lente.lv - zi\u0146u agregators\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BROOKLYN \u2014 Kristaps Porzingis isn\u2019t yet ready to make his Celtics season debut. But he\u2019s progressing well in his recovery, according to head coach Joe Mazzulla.<\/p>\n<p>The rehabbing big man traveled with the team to Brooklyn and went through an active pregame warmup ahead of Wednesday\u2019s matchup with the Nets at Barclays Center. His routine included shots off one foot, midrange jumpers, corner 3-pointers, half-speed 1-on-1 drives against a Celtics assistant and a few full-court shuttles at a jogging pace.<\/p>\n<p>Porzingis then watched Boston\u2019s 139-114 win from the bench in street clothes. Mazzulla said he\u2019s making \u201cgood progress\u201d as he works his way back from offseason leg surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s important, especially for a guy that\u2019s not playing, to be as engaged as he is,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cIt makes it easier for as he starts to come back we\u2019ll just plug him right in, because he\u2019s been here the whole time. That\u2019s a commitment. That\u2019s hard to sit there day in and day out and do that. So I appreciate that he does that. I think it brings a level of professionalism and togetherness to our locker room, and it\u2019s been fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Multiple teammates noted how engaged Porzingis was during the game as Boston turned an early deficit into its second-most lopsided victory of the season. Payton Pritchard, who scored 23 points off the bench in the win, called the Celtics fan favorite an \u201cunbelievable player (and) teammate\u201d and said his \u201cpositivity is contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love KP,\u201d Pritchard said. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait for him to get back. \u2026 We definitely miss him, but we love having him be there and be vocal on the bench.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaylen Brown viewed Porzingis\u2019 in-game attentiveness as a sign that he\u2019s \u201cgetting close\u201d to returning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven tonight, he was very verbal,\u201d said Brown, who notched a 24-point, 12-rebound double-double and was a team-best plus-27. \u201cHe was in his coaching bag, giving guys what he was seeing out there. So that\u2019s a good sign. That\u2019s a good signal that he\u2019s getting close, he\u2019s getting ready. But his mind, his spirit is out there with us, and we can\u2019t wait to welcome him back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Porzingis suffered his injury during last season\u2019s NBA Finals. He and the Celtics reportedly are targeting a December debut, though his exact return date remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristaps Porzingis isn\u2019t yet ready to make his Celtics season debut. 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