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Kristaps Porzingis (6) of the Dallas Mavericks is defended by Paul George (13) of the Los Angeles Clippers during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (AP Photo / Ashley Landis, Pool)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Kristaps Porzingis will miss the rest of the Dallas Mavericks’ series against the Los Angeles Clippers due to a torn ligament in his right knee.
The Mavericks said Friday that Porzingis has been receiving treatment for the injury, which he sustained in Game 1 of the series. They added that more treatment options are being explored and that he would not receive medical clearance for the remainder of the series.
The seventh-seeded Mavericks are trailing the Clippers 3-2.
Porzingis had missed the last two games. He finished with averages of 23.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in his three appearances, the first playoff action of his career.
The Mavericks acquired the 7-foot-3 forward from Latvia last year from the New York Knicks. It was while he was there that he tore the ACL in his other knee in February 2018.
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