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UPDATE: Kristaps Porzingis' Current Injury Status For Celtics-Suns Game

Kristaps Porzingis is on the injury report for Saturday's game.

Ben Stinar

UPDATE: Kristaps Porzingis' Current Injury Status For Celtics-Suns Game
UPDATE: Kristaps Porzingis' Current Injury Status For Celtics-Suns Game /

UPDATE: Kristaps Porzingis has been ruled out. 

On Saturday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Arizona to face off against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns.  

For the game, the Celtics could be without one of their best players, as 2018 NBA All-Star Kristaps Porzingis has been added to the injury report.  

Via Underdog NBA: "Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) now questionable Saturday."

Porzingis is in his first season playing for the Celtics after spending part of two years with the Washington Wizards.  

He is having an excellent season and is averaging 20.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per contest while shooting 52.0% from the field and 37.5% from the three-point range in 46 games. 

The Celtics are the best team in the NBA (and first seed in the Eastern Conference) with a 48-14 record in 62 games.  

They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak but have gone 8-2 over their last ten games. 

In their most recent game, the Celtics lost to the Denver Nuggets by a score of 115-109. 

Porzingis had 24 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9/23 from the field and 3/10 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time. 

Following the Suns, the Celtics will visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday evening. 

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As for the Suns, they are the sixth seed in the Western Conference with a 37-26 record in 63 games. 

They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak. 

More on the Boston Celtics can be read here 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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