During his idle time – and he’s had plenty of that since his left knee failed him against the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 6, 2018 — Kristaps Porzingis thought a lot about what his first real NBA game would be like once he returned to play the game he loves so much.
The Dallas Mavericks’ center-forward, in his heart of hearts, knows it won’t be business as usual, or just another day at the office. After tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament against the Bucks while he was playing for the New York Knicks, Porzingis has since undergone surgery, went through rehab, gotten traded from the Knicks to the Mavs during his recovery, and signed a five-year free agent contract this summer.