Kristaps Porzingis is uncertain for the New York Knicks summer league squad starting next week. Porzingis was drafted 4th overall by the Knicks just last week and received heavy criticism, including some from teammates like Carmelo Anthony. After everyone let go of that, they looked forward to see if the Latvian Forward was worth it for the Knicks. Unfortunately, it seems like we won’t be seeing Porzingis play until the NBA season.
According to his brother talking to Ian Begley of ESPN New York:
Janis Porzingis also said in Monday’s interview that his brother has been dealing with a hip injury that has prohibited him from working out in recent days. Kristaps Porzingis’ workout with the Knicks on June 22 was cut short because of the hip ailment, which Janis described as “tightness.”
Janis Porzingis said his brother might have experienced tightness because of the strenuous workouts he had been through to prepare for his workout in Las Vegas on June 12, which was in front of an audience comprising dozens of NBA executives. He projected that his younger brother could be back working out regularly in a few days.
The elder Porzingis added, though, that it is unclear whether Kristaps will be available for the beginning of summer league play, which starts July 11.
If Porzingis doesn’t play at least one game, Knicks fans will start to become hysterical waiting for this guy to play in an NBA environment. They want to see if he can handle the New York environment, and according to his Chamillionaire ‘ridin’ dirty’ rap along, he seems pretty social to handle the pressure.
