Kristaps Porzingis Plans To Play For Latvia In EuroBasket This Summer

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Kristaps Porzingis Plans To Play For Latvia In EuroBasket This Summer 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sat May 17, 2025 2:22 pm

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis spoke at length about his illness after his team lost their second round series to the New York Knicks. Porzingis said that doctors still don't have a firm handle on what he's dealing with, but that he thinks getting some rest will do him well.


That rest will have to come immediately, as Porzingis plans to suit up for Latvia later this summer at EuroBasket 2025. Porzingis was unable to play for Latvia last year during Olympic, as he was recovering from ankle surgery.


Latvia is one of the host nations for EuroBasket 2025. They'll play in a group that includes Serbia, Turkey, Czechia, Estonia and Portugal.


EuroBasket 2025 runs from August 27 through September 14.

Via Gary Washburn/Boston Globe

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Re: Kristaps Porzingis Plans To Play For Latvia In EuroBasket This Summer 

Post#2 » by Anthoine » Sat May 17, 2025 8:47 pm

With his injury history that’s probably not a good idea.
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Re: Kristaps Porzingis Plans To Play For Latvia In EuroBasket This Summer 

Post#3 » by njknicks » Sun May 18, 2025 1:46 am

Get rest in the off-season KP

Your in a contract year
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Re: Kristaps Porzingis Plans To Play For Latvia In EuroBasket This Summer 

Post#4 » by TheCage4 » Mon May 19, 2025 9:51 am

Apparently he’s still battling that mystery illness in which even in the playoffs he said he had trouble breathing.

Maybe you put your time into figuring that out.
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