Despite exiting Saturday’s win over the Pacers after getting poked in the eye by Pacers wing Aaron Nesmith, Kristaps Porzingis has been cleared to play on Monday night in Boston’s road rematch against Indianapolis.
Porzingis suffered the injury with 7:06 left in the first quarter on Saturday, with Nesmith catching him in the face while trying to swipe the ball out of his grasp. Porzingis was in plenty of pain, with the 7-foot-2 big man dropping to the court and eventually making his way to the locker room.
He returned to the game just a few minutes later, but was still experiencing discomfort and only played a few more minutes before getting taken out of Boston’s eventual 118-101 win for good.