Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis faces his second off-court controversy in recent months as a 32-second video of a bloodied Porzingis standing outside a bar raises new questions about his judgment and behavior.
The video shows the 23-year-old Latvian star shoving a woman who had attempted to restrain an angered (and much larger) Porzingis. Porzingis then hastily walked toward people standing nearby—including a police officer who visibly tried to calm Porzingis down. While walking, Porzingis is shown speaking angrily and pointing his fingers in different directions. He reportedly tells an unidentified person, “I’ll send your a-- back to Russia.