Kristaps Porzingis took time out of a busy day Thursday to chat with young Ukrainian basketball players who have been displaced in Latvia since the beginning of the war.
Porzingis, who grew up in Latvia, posed for photos and spent time with up-and-coming stars from Club MOBI at the Auerbach Center shortly after his introductory press conference.
“It was a dream come true,” Celtics Senior Director of Youth Development Chris Sparks told Boston.com. “What an incredible timing of events, the fact that they were displaced there for the past year, then to be able to see someone from there.