Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will miss Wednesday's Game 5 against the Miami Heat with what the team is calling a 'right soleus strain.' The soleus (calf) strain is the same injury that has kept Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo out this postseason.
Porzingis suffered the injury in the first half of Monday's Game 4 win in Miami. He appeared to tweak something after catching a pass from Jaylen Brown late in the second quarter. He started driving toward his left, then grimaced before quickly giving the ball back to Brown and coming up lame in the middle of the play.
Porzingis didn't appear to be touched by anyone on the play during which he was hurt. Following the game, Porzingis slowly walked out of the visiting locker room area wearing a gray walking boot on his right foot.
Acquired last offseason, Porzingis averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists during the regular season, helping Boston to a league-best 64-18 record and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
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