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Fizdale explains ‘frustrated’ Porzingis’ Instagram statement

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Kristaps Porzingis and David Fizdale

Calling himself a “doofus” for being unaware of the progress Kristaps Porzingis had made recently, David Fizdale backtracked from his comments a day earlier.

The Knicks coach said Thursday that the face of the franchise had yet to move past lightly jogging in his recovery from a torn ACL and made it sound like he wasn’t expecting him back this season. It sparked an Instagram post from Porzingis, showing himself on an outdoor track sprinting followed by a photo of UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov with the caption, “This is number one bulls–t.