Before missing the Knicks’ preseason game Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, Kristaps Porzingis offered assurances that his strained left quadriceps was no big deal.
“We’re just being cautious,” Porzingis said. “Very mild. Not that serious. In a few days, I’ll be fine.”
Porzingis said he felt a pinch near his left hip running up the court Sunday afternoon at practice. He had a magnetic resonance imaging test that revealed a mild strain, he said, and the team’s medical staff prescribed rest.
If not exactly alarming, another injury for Porzingis — the third involving his left leg since the summer — was cause for some concern.