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Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis said he’s ‘not super close’ to returning

"It's still pretty early. I think it will be clearer once I start doing more stuff."

By Trevor Hass

May 4, 2024

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Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis said he’s week to week with his soleus strain and that there’s no specific date he’s targeting for his return.

“It’s something, it’s not nothing, you know?” Porzingis told reporters Saturday. “It will take a little bit of time, for sure.”

He said this calf injury is stronger than the one he suffered during the regular season and will take a bit longer.

“It’s still pretty early,” Porzingis told reporters. “I think it will be clearer once I start doing more stuff.”

Porzingis said he rolled his ankle and may have been compensating for that when he injured his calf. He said the injury isn’t as bad as he initially thought, or as bad as it could have been, but he’s “not super close yet.”

He is, however, making strides and “expecting to recover at a historic rate.” He hopes to travel with the team this series.

“Each day, a lot of progress,” Porzingis told reporters. “It’s still very fresh, but making progress.”

Porzingis said he’s doing everything he can to return as quickly as possible, while also ensuring he listens to the medical staff and follows their guidelines.

He’s not on the floor yet, but he expects to start “doing stuff” very soon.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said he has no idea about Porzingis’s timeline and hasn’t paid any attention to it.