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"It's a serious injury," Celtics head coach Joe
Mazzulla said Tuesday afternoon. "At the end of the day, the
medical team is not going to put him in any bad situations.
We've taken the decision to play out of his hands."
Boston officially listed Porzingis as questionable.
Porzingis said he's optimistic he can take the court because "I
have to be," but claimed not to know the specifics or risk
related to playing with what is reportedly a torn ligament.
Specifically, the Celtics announced Tuesday that Porzingis has a
"torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior
tibialis tendon in his left leg at 3:27 of the third quarter of
Game 2."
Porzingis averaged 16 points per game in the first two games of
the series as the Finals shift back to Dallas, where Porzingis
played alongside Luka Doncic from 2019-22 before a trade to the
Wizards.
"I felt something, now I have to deal with it. It's going to be
day-to-day. We'll see how I am tomorrow," Porzingis said. "As I
said, I will do everything I can to be out there."
Porzingis dismissed the notion that the recent injury spell is a
hurdle for him mentally. He said there is no connection between
the injuries.
"This is a rough patch having something happen right away. Tough
moment right now," he said. "But, feel pretty good."
Doncic will reportedly receive a pain-killing injection before
Game 3 after doing the same prior to Game 2 in Boston as
treatment for a chest contusion, ESPN reported. He was listed as
questionable for Game 2 as he deals with leg, ankle and chest
injuries, then scored 32 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists
in 42 minutes.
"I feel good. I don't want to get into any more details, but I
feel good," Doncic said when asked about his chest injury.
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