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Tim Capurso

Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis Found Extreme Way to Make Injury Status Clear After Game 2

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is a warrior.

Porzingis appeared to suffer an injury to his right leg in the fourth quarter during Boston's 105-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden on Sunday night. Porzingis was spotted stretching out his right calf on the bench, and there was concern from Celtics fans, considering the Latvian big man missed over a month of action due to a strain in his right calf.

But Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters after the game that he had "zero concern" about Porzingis's status moving forward—and Porzingis himself found an extreme way to reassure reporters during a postgame session with the media.

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