The Celtics lost one of their star players to injury on Thursday night, with Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis exiting his team’s eventual 143-110 road win against the Heat due to a left ankle sprain.
Porzingis went down with the injury with seven minutes remaining in the third quarter at Kaseya Center, rolling his ankle while coming down after contesting a jump shot from Bam Adebayo.
He remained on the hardwood, prompting Joe Mazzulla to call a timeout and sub Porzingis out of the game. Porzingis slowly made his way to the locker room with the help of the team’s training staff, with the Celtics tabbing the 28-year-old center/forward as “doubtful” to return.