NBA/Latvia World Cup Pull Alert Porz Hingis Confirms Withdrawal Due To Injury

Aug 26, 2023

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拉脫維亞球星波爾辛吉斯(中)確定退出今年世界盃,台灣球迷無緣在熱身賽看到他了。(美聯社)

The countdown to the World Cup basketball game began, today to determine the stars, Latvia's star Porzingis (Kristaps Porzingis) announced today in the community, due to the foot plantar fasciitis affected the movement, and the national team medical team, coaching team, and the NBA mother team Celtic team jointly decided to withdraw from this year's World Cup.

"It's not an easy decision to make, but I promise to support the team as much as I can." Porhingis wrote in his native language.

The World Cup 25 ignited the war, in Porzingis announced today to withdraw from Latvia, there have been rumors that he will be absent due to injury, but the Latvian basketball League denied, the protagonist has also released in the community practice related dynamics, until today personally announced that he could not attend the World Cup.

Latvia World Cup and Canada, Lebanon and France are in Group H, Porzingis's withdrawal has a great impact on the internal battle. Porhingis revealed that he had been undergoing rehabilitation for several weeks and had an MRI examination, but the plantar fasciitis was still bothering him, and he made the difficult decision to withdraw.

Porhingis, who has a rich history of injuries, played a representative role in the Wizards last season, averaging 32.4 minutes per game, 23.2 points is a career best, 8.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 blocks, shooting nearly 50%, from the outside shooting rate of 385, and came to Boston in June this year through a three-way trade.

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