Two medical experts — with no hard evidence on the matter — believe an extremely tall player such as Kristaps Porzingis could have a normal approach for a player returning from an ACL tear.
“Porzingis’ height should not play a role in the speed of recovery and rate of success,” Dr. Armin Tehrany, founder of Manhattan Orthopedic Care, told The Post. “What matters is the quality of the rehabilitation and his genetic disposition to heal.”
On Monday, Porzingis said his body frame is different from any other professional athlete who tore an ACL.
“We’ve done things differently because there is no protocol for a 7-3 guy,” Porzingis said.