Boston Celtics Players React To Kristaps Porzingis Instagram Post
Kristaps Porzingis is coming off his first season playing for the Boston Celtics.
The 2018 NBA All-Star had an excellent year where he averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 blocks per contest while shooting 51.6% from the field and 37.5% from the three-point range in 57 games.
On Tuesday, Porzingis made a post to Instagram (from Latvia) that had over 28,000 likes in four hours.
Porzingis captioned his post: "normal"
One person who left a comment was his Celtics teammate Al Horford.
His comment had over 500 likes in four hours.
Horford wrote: "πͺπΎπͺπΎπͺπΎπͺπΎ Vamos CampeΓ³n!!!!!"
In addition to Horford, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard all liked his post.
Porzingis dealt with injuries during the regular season and NBA playoffs.
However, he still played a huge role in the team finishing as the first seed in the Eastern Confernece with the best record in the NBA (64-18).
They also defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win their first title since the 2008 season.
Via The NBA on June 6: "WHAT A RETURN FOR KRISTAPS PORZINGIS
18 PTS
7-9 FGM
2 3PM
2 BLK
He's the 9th player since 1976-77 to put up 18+ points in the first half of their NBA Finals debut"
Over the offseason, Porzingis underwent surgery.
Via The Boston Celtics on June 27: "#NEBHInjuryReport Kristaps Porzingis underwent successful surgery to repair a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon.
Porzingis is expected to return to play in 5-6 months. Further updates will be provided as necessary."