Kristaps Porzingis’ injury history

Last Modified Apr 9, 2025 06:15 GMT
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Kristaps Porzingis is a Latvian professional basketball center for the Boston Celtics in the 2025 NBA season. He has played in 498 games across his nine seasons in the NBA, starting 458 of them, and averaged 19.6 points, 1.8 assists, and 7.8 rebounds per game, as per Sports Reference. However, his professional career began at the age of 17, with the Spanish Basketball League's Sevilla in 2012. He won the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star in 2015, following which he entered the NBA Draft. He was the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks and was named to the 2016 NBA All-Rookie First Team as well as the 2018 NBA All-Star.

The following season, Porzingis was traded to the Dallas Mavericks and had sustained several injuries, resulting in inconsistent play. Ultimately, he was traded again in 2022 to the Washington Wizards, but a season later, as part of the three-team deal between the Celtics, Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies, he was again traded to the Boston Celtics. In the 2023-24 season, he averaged 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 20.1 points per game, along with the 51.6% of fiel-gold career-high in a total of 57 games. He was integral part of the Celtics roster and helped them clinch their 18th NBA title defeating his former team, Dallas Mavericks in five games in the finals.

Kristaps Porzingis’ Injury History

Kristaps Porzingis reportedly has a history of hamstring, knee, and calves injuries. In June 2024, he suffered foot and leg injuries, while April brought soleus and hamstring issues, as well as rest for healing. March was very difficult, with reoccurring hamstring issues and a quad issue.

Earlier in 2024, Porzingis sustained ankle and back injuries in February, followed by more knee and ankle issues in January, as well as an eye injury. Throughout 2023, Porzingis suffered calf injuries in December, ankle concerns in November and prior months, and a series of knee problems dating back to 2020.

Following is the complete injury history of Kristaps Porzingis:

DateInjury
April 1, 2025Illness
March 22, 2025Illness
Feburary 28, 2025Illness
Feburary 25, 2025Illness
February 8, 2025Illness
January 22, 2025Illness
January 18, 2025Ankle
December 25, 2024Ankle
December 18, 2024Heel
December 5, 2024Leg
December 2, 2024
Return From Injury Management
November 11, 2024Knee
June 25, 2024Foot
June 16, 2024Leg
June 11, 2024Leg
April 30, 2024Soleus
April 12, 2024Rest
April 8, 2024Hamstring
March 31, 2024Hamstring
March 23, 2024Hamstring
March 21, 2024Hamstring
March 9, 2024Hamstring
March 2, 2024Quad
February 14, 2024Ankle
February 12, 2024Back
January 26, 2024Ankle
January 22, 2024Knee
January 16, 2024Knee
January 9, 2024Knee
January 7, 2024Eye
December 29, 2023Calf
December 22, 2023Ankle
December 18, 2023Calf
December 15, 2023Calf
November 25, 2023Calf
November 14, 2023Knee
August 16, 2023Foot
March 31, 2023Illness
March 18, 2023Illness
February 25, 2023Knee
January 21, 2023Ankle
January 10, 2023Ribs
December 20, 2022Illness
December 13, 2022Back
December 8, 2022Ankle
November 10, 2022Groin
February 12, 2022Knee
January 29, 2022Knee
January 3, 2022Health and safety protocols
January 1, 2022Rest
December 20, 2021Toe
December 2, 2021Knee
November 29, 2021Ankle
October 27, 2021Back
April 29, 2021Knee
April 22, 2021Ankle
April 12, 2021Rest
April 4, 2021Wrist
April 3, 2021Rest
March 27, 2021Injury Recovery
March 11, 2021Injury management
February 28, 2021Back
February 22, 2021Back
January 23, 2021Injury Recovery
January 16, 2021Ankle
January 14, 2021Ankle
January 12, 2021Knee
October 9, 2020Knee
August 23, 2020Knee
August 22, 2020Heel
August 20, 2020Heel
August 18, 2020Knee
August 12, 2020Heel
August 9, 2020Knee
March 11, 2020Knee
February 8, 2020Knee
February 5, 2020Nose
February 1, 2020Knee
January 1, 2020Knee
February 6, 2018Torn ACL
February 6, 2018Knee
January 23, 2018Left knee irritation
December 14, 2017Sore left knee
November 29, 2017Sore ankle
November 25, 2017Low back tightness
November 8, 2017Sprained left ankle
November 2, 2017Illness

Also read: Kristaps Porzingis Playoffs History

Kristaps Porzingis’ Injury Update

As of April 4, 2025, Porzingis has no such injury but has been on rest due to return-from-illness reconditioning, as per Sports Illustrated.

FAQs on Kristaps Porzingis

A. Kristaps Porzingis hails from Latvia.

A. Kristaps Porzingis plays for the Boston Celtics, as of April 2025.

A. Kevin Durant told the ESPN in 2016: “He [Kristaps Porzingis] can shoot, he can make the right plays, he can defend; he’s a 7-footer that can shoot all the way out to the 3-point line.” “That’s rare. And block shots—that’s like a unicorn in this league."

A. Yes, Kristaps Porzingis won the 2024 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics. 

A. Kristaps Porzingis is 29 years old, as of April 2025. He was born on August 2, 1995.

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