Per head coach Steve Kerr, the Golden State Warriors plan to keep Kristaps Porziņģis out of the next three games (tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies, and Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs), keep him in San Francisco to work towards game fitness, and debut him after the All-Star break.
Porziņģis was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, a pivot-move from failing to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks. Porziņģis hasn’t played since January 7 due to being diagnosed with what’s called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS. However, reports are that Porziņģis is healthy enough to return to play, with conditioning being the only hurdle he has to overcome.