MIAMI, Fla. — Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis picked up his third foul during Sunday’s win against the Heat during a collision with Miami’s Bam Adebayo.
Porzingis wanted the referees to review the play. Porzingis said Adebayo hit him in the groin. Porzingis kicked his leg in the air and bent over in pain upon contact.
“You know, to be honest, I wanted them to challenge it,” Porzingis said. “Let’s see if we could get something. But, I guess the thought was that I did bump him first a little bit and if I could have stayed maybe we could have gotten an unsportsmanlike or something like that.