
It seems this offseason, no Boston Celtics will be competing in World Cup play. Per recent reporting from Basket News, star Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will sit out the 2023 FIBA World Cup with the Latvian National Team due to injury.
While that might have Boston fans nervous given how the same sort of situation played out with veteran forward Danilo Gallinari last summer, Porzingis revealed the ailment is plantar fasciitis, a troublesome but not (usually) especially serious of a problem keeping the Latvian big man on the bench.