It's opening night, and the Celtics just set the franchise record for made 3 pointers.
Well, that's a way to start off the new season
The Boston Celtics are targeting a December return for star big man Kristaps Porzingis, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Porzingis is still recovering from an offseason ankle surgery to address a rare injury he sustained in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals.
When Porzingis went under the knife in late June to repair a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon, the initial timeline was five-to-six months, so a December return would have him right on track...
..."If they didn't have the luxury of being where they're at now, maybe you're more pressed to bring KP back, but they have the luxury of being able to be patient. They can wait. They don't necessarily need to rush him back at all. If it ends up taking until January, it takes until January. But right now they're targeting December. It could even be earlier, but right now they're really focused on that month."...
Kristaps Porzingis has been assigned to the Boston Celtics' G League team, the Maine Celtics, so he can practice with them at the Auerbach Center on Monday afternoon. Boston big man Xavier Tillman will also practice with Maine, the team announced.,,