BOSTON -- Kristaps Porzingis could be back on the court for the Boston Celtics in the very near future. The injured big man is reportedly on target for his December return, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The Celtics will continue to take a cautious approach as Porzingis recovers from offseason surgery for the rare leg injury that he suffered in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
So that may push his December return back into January, though Charania made it sound like Porzingis' recovery is going so well that a November return would be on the table -- if the Celtics had any reason to rush him back. Celtics, Porzingis targeting December return "The Celtics are targeting December from what I'm told for Kristaps Porzingis and his return," Charania said during a Tuesday appearance on The Pat McAfee Show . "And there was video I was seeing last night of him warming up before the game.
" Kristaps Porziņģis is moving pretty well right now in warmups pic.twitter.com/NVuIny3SGM Charania noted that Porzingis isn't taking contact yet, but said that the big man "looks really, really good.
" He added that the Celtics are able to take an overly cautious approach with Porzingis because of their stacked lineup. "If the [Celtics] didn't have the luxury of being where they're at now, maybe you're more pressed to bring KP back. But they have the luxury of being able to be patient.
They can wait. They don't necessarily need to rush him back at all," said Charania. "If it ends up taking until Janua.
