NBA: 10 Burning Questions at the 2018 All-Star Break

#5 Is Kristaps Porzingis done or is ACL injury bump in the road?

Kristaps Porzingis

For the first time in four years, the New York Knicks were out for a respectable season on the back of their unicorn - Kristaps Porzingis. If it wasn't for their recent 8-game losing streak, they were standing at a decent 23-28 with 31 games to go but now things don't seem so good.

Just under ten days ago, in a contest against the Milwaukee Bucks at MSG, Porzingis tore the ACL in his left knee after a poster dunk on Giannis Antetokounmpo. He's had successful surgery on it and is already on the road to recovery.

The NBA fraternity calls him a unicorn, largely in part due to his mobility at his height but let's face reality. The skyscrapers of the league, taller than 7"3', have not generally had a long career.

Is Porzingis' ACL injury one of more to come?

I don't intend to sound pessimistic, it's just facts and reality.

Is this why Phil Jackson was shopping Porzingis at the end of the last season?

The average time taken for players to recover and rehab completely from an ACL injury is around 10 months to a year. Take a look at Zach LaVine, who looks like he never lost a step but then again, there's a difference between standing tall at 6"5' and at 7"3'.