In line with Jared Weiss of The Athletic, Boston Celtics large man Luke Kornet suffered an ankle sprain throughout apply and can miss 1-2 weeks of motion.
Celtics middle Luke Kornet suffered an ankle sprain in apply this week and can miss one-to-two weeks, sources inform me and @ShamsCharania.
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) September 30, 2022
Kornet is now the third Celtics frontcourt participant to endure an harm this summer season. Danilo Gallinari tore his ACL whereas enjoying for the Italian nationwide group at EuroBasket and can possible miss the complete season, whereas Robert Williams underwent arthroscopic knee surgical procedure and shall be out for roughly 8-12 weeks.
With the accidents, Kornet was set to play an enormous function in Boston’s rotation, however now they’ll have to attend till the latter half of the preseason to get a more in-depth take a look at him.
Throughout a current interview at coaching camp, interim head coach Joe Mazzulla expressed confidence in Kornet, as the large man was practising with the beginning lineup. When requested in regards to the grouping, Mazzulla referenced the Celtics’ choice to play large and mentioned that it may positively be one thing to look out for.
“That was our id final yr, was attempting to play large. And like I mentioned earlier than, we’re attempting to determine our id on the defensive finish, and holding it as constant as we will is vital, so I positively suppose it’s one thing.”
Simply earlier than the Kornet harm was reported, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN revealed that the Celtics can be signing NBA veteran and six-time All-Star Blake Griffin to a one-year, fully-guaranteed contract. Griffin spent final season with the Brooklyn Nets, the place he averaged 6.4 factors and 4.1 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per contest.
Griffin will present the Celtics with some much-needed frontcourt depth, as they’ll now be with out three of their rotational bigs heading into the preseason.
Exterior of Al Horford, the presumed starter, and backup large Grant Williams, Boston’s choices on the 4 and 5 are skinny. Mfiondu Kabengele is on a two-way contract, whereas each Noah Vonleh and Luka Samanic shall be competing for roster spots throughout coaching camp.
