PHILADELPHIA — Kristaps Porzingis’ long road back from a torn ACL is about to begin.
The Knicks franchise player is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left knee Tuesday. Porzingis’ timetable for return won’t start until after the doctors repair and clean out his knee. But NBA players generally miss nine-to-13 months, which could take Porzingis into February or March of next year.
“It’s a little bit of a mountain he’s got to climb for a year,” Jeff Hornacek said. “He’ll look back at this and probably be glad he went through it and got stronger. When you hit adversity and you bounce back that says a lot about your character.