Kristaps Porzingis will miss the rest of the Dallas Mavericks’ series against the Los Angeles Clippers because of a torn ligament in his right knee.
Well, no. KZ has a lateral meniscus tear, much less worrisome than a ligament tear. Meniscus is a special type of cartilage that acts a shock absorber in the knee between the leg bones; while a ligament is fibrous connective tissue that links bones together and needed for stability.
Here's a good basic description of the difference(I didn't know there was actually a website called differencebetween.com -- it's actually quite good and technical science oriented)
I'd say it's the difference between minor and major structural knee damage.
A meniscus tear can heal without surgery depending on the location and severity.
Even with surgery, the healing period is just 1-3 months.
I was wondering why KZ wasn't playing. It's the playoffs and ordinarily you might play through some soreness, at least give it a try, sit out one game, etc. But this is structural damage.
I was thinking the extra boycott days off were beneficial for DAL, allowing KZ to rest/heal up. Certainly seems to be the case with Westbrook for HOU.
Been a weird season. CV-19 stoppage allowed POR to get Nurk back (and briefly Zach Collins). The Bubble led to the loss of Ariza (POR) and A Very Bradley (LAL) who opted out of playing. Protest boycott allowed HOU to get Westbrook back in the 1st round. Probably others I'm forgetting as well (Nets missed Dinwiddie and Wil, but weren't going anywhere anyway).
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