The Boston Celtics are off to a great start despite not having Kristaps Porzingis in their lineup due to a leg injury. However, that isn’t stopping him from continuing to make an impact on the team.
During the Boston Celtics’ 139-114 victory against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Kristaps Porzingis was as engaged as anybody on the bench, shouting instructions and clapping and dapping up his teammates whenever they made a good play.
“He was very verbal. He was in his coaching bag, giving guys what he was seeing out there, Jaylen Brown said about Porzingis via SBNation’s Noa Dalzell. “That’s a good sign. That’s a good signal that he’s getting close. He’s getting ready. His mind, his spirit is out there with us. We can’t wait to welcome him back.”
“It’s important — especially for a guy that’s not playing — to be as engaged as he is,” Joe Mazzulla added. “It makes it easier, as he starts to come back, to just plug him right in, because he’s been here the whole time. That’s a commitment. It’s hard to sit there day-in and day-out to do that.”
Boston Celtics insider believes that Kristaps Porzingis will make his return soon
The Boston Celtics are 10-3 to start the 2024-25 campaign, and they will get better once Kristaps Porzingis returns. According to NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg, he is encouraged by the progress he has seen from the Latvian big man.
“KP is lurking. What he’s doing in warmups is very similar to what we saw during the playoffs — maybe even a step beyond that –when he got in good enough shape to get out there against Dallas for a game,” Forsberg stated.
“It’s easy to forget, as good as the Celtics have been, they’re getting back this 7-2 guy who makes them completely different,” he added. “So, when I saw him out there, getting loose, smiling as always, dunking it on his way off the court, it’s a good sign that, hey, the good things are coming.”
