Kristaps Porzingis has 'rare' leg injury; questionable for Game 3 - ESPN

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis suffered what the team called a «rare injury» to his left leg and is officially listed as questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.

The Celtics announced Tuesday that Porzingis has a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg. The team said Porzingis' status for the upcoming Finals games will «determined day-to-day.»

«It's kind of a random situation,» Porzingis said Tuesday. «I felt something, and now I have to deal with it.

»As we said, yeah, it's going to be day-to-day, and I'll see how I am tomorrow, and obviously I'm going to do everything I can to be out there tomorrow, and we'll see."

Sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that, as of Tuesday, there's no indication Porzingis will be ruled out and not permitted to try to play against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3.

The Celtics said the injury occurred in the third quarter of their Game 2 victory Sunday.

Porzingis could be seen wearing a sleeve and a brace of some sort on his left leg Tuesday, in addition to what appeared to be a brace on his left ankle. But he was walking around without a limp, and — as he often does — put on an optimistic tone when asked whether he thought he'd be able to play in Game 3, when the Celtics will attempt to take a 3-0 lead and move to within one victory of a record-setting 18th NBA title.

«I don't care,» Porzingis said, when asked whether his injuries in these playoffs are weighing on his mind. «I've been through some stuff in my career, and obviously this is a rough patch coming back and having something happen right away again. It's tough… just a tough moment right now.

»But I'm feeling pretty good. I'm feeling pretty good. Mind is