While Kristaps Porzingis has resumed basketball activities, he’ll still be out a while longer, according to the Hawks, who announced in a press release that the veteran center will be reexamined in a week (Twitter link).
The Latvian big man has been sidelined for Atlanta’s past nine games due to left Achilles tendinitis and will miss three more — at Boston, vs. Houston, and at Indiana — before being checked out again next week.
The prognosis is more promising for second-year forward Zaccharie Risacher, who has also missed the team’s last nine games. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft is making progress in his recovery from a left knee bone contusion and is considered day-to-day, per the Hawks.
More to come…