Porzingis Indefinitely Sidelined
Golden State Warriors Center Kristaps Porzingis Misses Start Of Training Camp
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Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porziņģis will miss the start of training camp and is out indefinitely with an undisclosed health issue, the team said. He will not travel with the team to Hawaii, and the Warriors have given no return timeline, though general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. said he does not yet view the absence as a long-term concern. Porziņģis was working out with the team last week, and it remains unclear whether the issue is connected to his previously disclosed POTS diagnosis. He played 32 games last season, including 15 after joining Golden State, and signed a two-year, $40 million deal to remain with the team. His absence leaves the Warriors short in the frontcourt as Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody continue recovering from knee injuries.
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Porziņģis has missed a combined 90 games over the past two regular seasons, primarily because of a mysterious health problem that emerged after a prolonged upper-respiratory viral illness while he was with Boston in February 2025.
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His absence means he will miss at least the Warriors’ first four training-camp practices and their preseason opener against the LA Clippers in Honolulu.
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Golden State structured Porziņģis’ two-year deal to preserve flexibility: only $3 million of the second season is guaranteed.
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Coach Steve Kerr said the news was “surprising” and said the team fully expects Porziņģis to join them at some point during camp.
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