Kristaps Porzingis ruled out for World Cup due to a foot injury
The Latvian national team will play in its first-ever FIBA World Cup this August. However, they will have to do it without their biggest star. Kristaps Porzingis will not compete in the World Cup for Latvia later this month. The player is suffering from a foot injury and will not be able to fully recover before the international tournament, BasketNews sources indicate.
Source: BasketNews
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John Karalis @John_Karalis
Kristaps Porzings skipping FIBA World Cup due to plantar fasciitis bostonsportsjournal.com/2023/08/15/kri… – 6:35 PM
Kristaps Porzings skipping FIBA World Cup due to plantar fasciitis bostonsportsjournal.com/2023/08/15/kri… – 6:35 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Kristaps Porzingis announced that he has plantar fasciitis in his foot and will miss the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
yhoo.it/45uIPvD pic.twitter.com/XAubLPoRnE – 6:03 PM
Kristaps Porzingis announced that he has plantar fasciitis in his foot and will miss the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
yhoo.it/45uIPvD pic.twitter.com/XAubLPoRnE – 6:03 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Kristaps Porzingis announced he will miss the upcoming FIBA World Cup because of a lingering plantar fasciitis issue he continues to deal with in his foot. spr.ly/6010PcwR8 – 5:57 PM
Kristaps Porzingis announced he will miss the upcoming FIBA World Cup because of a lingering plantar fasciitis issue he continues to deal with in his foot. spr.ly/6010PcwR8 – 5:57 PM
Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Tough news for Latvia, Canada will not have to face Kristaps Porzingis: torontosun.com/sports/basketb…
And another in case you want to learn a bit more about the NBA’s new tournament and the Raptors: torontosun.com/sports/basketb… – 5:05 PM
Tough news for Latvia, Canada will not have to face Kristaps Porzingis: torontosun.com/sports/basketb…
And another in case you want to learn a bit more about the NBA’s new tournament and the Raptors: torontosun.com/sports/basketb… – 5:05 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Kristaps Porzingis to miss FIBA World Cup 2023 sportando.basketball/en/kristaps-po… – 4:43 PM
Kristaps Porzingis to miss FIBA World Cup 2023 sportando.basketball/en/kristaps-po… – 4:43 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Porzingis says he has plantar fasciitis, will not play FIBA: “This joint decision has been made by both the medical staff and coaching staff of the national team, as well as the Celtics team – with the advice and opinion that it is now necessary to continue the recovery process” – 3:34 PM
Porzingis says he has plantar fasciitis, will not play FIBA: “This joint decision has been made by both the medical staff and coaching staff of the national team, as well as the Celtics team – with the advice and opinion that it is now necessary to continue the recovery process” – 3:34 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Kristaps Porzingis to miss FIBA World Cup eurohoops.net/en/fibawc/1540… – 3:32 PM
Kristaps Porzingis to miss FIBA World Cup eurohoops.net/en/fibawc/1540… – 3:32 PM
Kristaps Porzingis @kporzee
Ir grūti, es jūtos ļoti atbildīgs savu un Latvijas valstsvienības atbalstītāju priekšā, taču ir pieņemts lēmums, ka es nespēlēšu Pasaules kausā.
Pēc vairāku nedēļu atlabšanas procesa un atkārtota MRI izmeklējuma, vēl joprojām pēdas plantārais fascīts man neļauj atrasties uz… pic.twitter.com/mvyk4Dj8lU – 3:08 PM
Ir grūti, es jūtos ļoti atbildīgs savu un Latvijas valstsvienības atbalstītāju priekšā, taču ir pieņemts lēmums, ka es nespēlēšu Pasaules kausā.
Pēc vairāku nedēļu atlabšanas procesa un atkārtota MRI izmeklējuma, vēl joprojām pēdas plantārais fascīts man neļauj atrasties uz… pic.twitter.com/mvyk4Dj8lU – 3:08 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Kristaps Porzingis will not play in the FIBA World Cup
The Latvian center has suffered an injury and will not be able to recover in time:
basketnews.com/news-193331-kr… – 2:05 PM
Kristaps Porzingis will not play in the FIBA World Cup
The Latvian center has suffered an injury and will not be able to recover in time:
basketnews.com/news-193331-kr… – 2:05 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Picks ‘n Pops: Catching up on remaking the team, a Kristaps Porzingis injury mystery, Cooper Flagg, and Joe Mazzulla at Patriots practice bostonsportsjournal.com/2023/08/14/pic… – 5:28 PM
Picks ‘n Pops: Catching up on remaking the team, a Kristaps Porzingis injury mystery, Cooper Flagg, and Joe Mazzulla at Patriots practice bostonsportsjournal.com/2023/08/14/pic… – 5:28 PM
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The best player of the Latvian national team Kristaps Porzingis is officially out of the FIBA World Cup due to a foot injury. The new Boston Celtics player confirmed this on his social media accounts. “It is difficult, I feel very responsible to myself and the supporters of the Latvian national team, but a decision has been made that I will not play in the World Cup.” -via EuroHoops.net / August 15, 2023
Kristaps Porzingis: “After several weeks of recovery and a repeat MRI examination, the plantar fasciitis of my foot still prevents me from being on the field in full readiness. This joint decision has been made by both the medical staff and coaching staff of the national team, as well as the Celtics team – with the advice and opinion that it is now necessary to continue the recovery process.” -via EuroHoops.net / August 15, 2023