The Celtics are planning to give Kristaps Porzingis some time off before re-evaluating his status, coach Joe Mazzulla said Wednesday.
Porzinigis missed Game 5 of Boston’s opening-round playoff series against the Heat with a calf strain. Mazzulla said he’s not sure what the timetable will be for Porzinigis’s return.
“We’re going to give it a week and see where he’s at and kind of see how he responds to the treatment over the next week,” said Mazzulla.
Porzingis’s absence will leave a big hole for the Celtics to fill, forward Sam Hauser said, but there is a sense of relief that the injury isn’t as severe as it could have been.