With a championship on the line, Kristaps Porzingis will return to the court for the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
The Celtics and head coach Joe Mazzulla announced roughly 90 minutes ahead of tip-off for Game 4 of the NBA Finals that Porzingis will be available in Boston’s potential clinching game against the Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
But based on Mazzulla’s comments, don’t expect heavy minutes for the banged-up big man.
“He’s not quite there, but we’re gonna make him available but we’re only gonna use him in very specific instances if necessary,” Mazzulla said of Porzingis’s availability ahead of the game.