Injuries are part of the Kristaps Porzingis experience.
The 7-foot-2 center missed Sunday’s game against the Pacers. It’s his second absence in a row, as he deals with a sprained ankle.
He missed the first 17 games of this season due to offseason ankle surgery, and he has missed at least that many every season except for his first two seasons with in the league with the Knicks.
But, according to Pacers coach Rick Carlisle who coached Porzingis for two seasons in Dallas, Porzingis’s injury history does not mean he lacks toughness.