Kristaps Porzingis pronounces that he’ll miss the FIBA World Cup because of foot harm

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Porzingis says plantar fasciitis in his foot is stopping him from competing at full power.

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Celtics ahead Kristaps Porzingis introduced Tuesday that he is not going to play on this 12 months’s FIBA World Cup.

Porzingis tweeted that he has plantar fasciitis in his foot that stops him from being on the court docket at full power.

“It’s tough,” Porzingis wrote on Twitter, as translated by Google Translate. “I really feel very accountable to myself and the supporters of the Latvian nationwide staff, however a choice has been made that I cannot play within the World Cup. After a number of weeks of restoration and a repeat MRI examination, the plantar fasciitis of my foot nonetheless prevents me from being on the sphere in full readiness.

“This joint choice has been made by each the medical employees and training employees of the nationwide staff, in addition to the Celtics staff,” Porzingis continued. “With the recommendation and opinion that it’s now essential to proceed the restoration course of. Such a choice is just not simple to make, however I promise that I will likely be there and assist the staff as a lot as I can.”

Final week, the Latvian Basketball Affiliation denied stories of Porzingis’s harm.

“There was data that questions the participation of Kristaps Porzingis within the FIBA ​​World Cup,” LBS wrote, as translated by way of Google Translate. “LBS denies this data.”

The preliminary report got here from European sports activities reporter Rupert Fabig, who wrote that there have been “rising issues” that Porzingis might find yourself lacking the World Cup with a foot harm.

The Celtics traded Marcus Good for Porzingis and draft picks throughout a three-team commerce with the Wizards and Grizzlies in June. The Celtics signed the 7-foot-3 submit participant to a two-year, $60 million contract extension in July.

Porzingis, who was the No. 4 choose within the 2015 NBA Draft, advised reporters on the time that he looks like he’s getting into his prime. He turned 28 earlier this month.

“I checked out my recreation, I checked out how I might be extra environment friendly and actually simply analyzed myself,” Porzingis mentioned. “It paid off final season, and all of the work I put in off the court docket to remain wholesome with my physique maturing and attending to that age helped. I imagine I’ve some nice, nice high-level years forward of me.”

Porzingis performed in 65 video games with the Wizards final season, which is probably the most he’s performed for the reason that 2016-17 season.

He averaged a career-high 23.2 factors final season and was one in all three gamers within the NBA to common a minimum of 20 factors, eight rebounds, and one block final season together with Anthony Davis and Joel Embiid.