In that first season, Towns talked to ESPN about the friendship and said ... But there is so much more that unites them. Porzingis was supposed to be the linchpin to a return to prominence ...

Among the most marquee individual matchups will be between their starting centers, Kristaps Porzingis and Karl-Anthony Towns. Both are stretch bigs who entered the NBA at the same time in 2015.

Porzingis averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game and finished second in NBA Rookie of the Year voting, behind only Karl-Anthony Towns, then of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

A former Knick, Kornet was terrific in place of Porzingis, producing 10 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks in 26 minutes. He outplayed Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns. “He was unbelievable ...

Towns joins a number of players on both teams battling injuries in the second round of the playoffs. Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis is playing through a viral illness that limited him in Games 1 ...

Brian Robb: Celtics going double bigs with Jayson Tatum sidelined. Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis are the starters for Game 5.

More NBA news: Celtics Superstar Jayson Tatum Suffers Torn Achilles to End Season But, one of the bigger storylines from this series was the health of star center Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis was ...

Kristaps Porzingis is clearly not right at the moment, and a new report this week on his condition is only amplifying the concerns. Shams Charania of ESPN appeared Friday on “The Pat McAfee Show ...

But even if Boston has pushed the series back to New York on Friday night, questions still remain over the health of Kristaps Porzingis. With Jayson Tatum already sidelined with a ruptured ...

After a Game 6 loss to the Knicks that eliminated the Celtics from the 2025 NBA Playoffs, Kristaps Porzingis has some interesting words of encouragement for Knicks fans. "The support from the ...