Celtics 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis said he will be ready to “just go out there and hoop” for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night after missing Boston’s last 10 games with a strained left calf. Porzingis said he couldn’t predict how it will be once he gets into a game for the first time since April 29.
BOSTON — Celtics 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis said he will be ready to “just go out there and hoop” for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night after missing Boston’s last 10 games with a strained left calf.
“I did as much as I could to prepare for this moment, but there’s nothing like game minutes and game experience that I’m going to get tomorrow,” he said. “It will be tough to jump into the finals like this.” James said on his podcast “Mind the Game” that he’s happy and proud to watch Irving in the finals, but at the same time he’s “mad that I’m not his running mate anymore.”Irving and James reached the finals three straight seasons with the Cavaliers, winning it all in 2016 and losing to the Warriors the following year. Then Irving requested a trade, and the relationship soured.
Irving wound up in Boston, where he also had a still-festering fallout. In previous trips back to the Garden, he has been received rudely and a similar welcome is expected for Game 1 on Thursday night.Asked on Wednesday what it meant for him to be playing in the NBA Finals for the first time, Hardaway said, “It means a lot. Especially being the first of my family to do so.” Reporters chuckled and gasped.
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