While Kristaps Porzingis has resumed basketball activities, he’ll still be out a while longer, according to the Hawks, who announced in a press release that the veteran center will be reexamined in a week (Twitter link).
The Latvian big man has been sidelined for Atlanta’s past nine games due to left Achilles tendinitis and will miss at least three more — at Boston, vs. Houston, and at Indiana — before being checked out again next week.
Health issues have limited Porzingis to just 17 appearances thus far in 2025/26, which is his first season as a Hawk. Atlanta is now 23-25 after Monday’s comeback victory over the Pacers.
The prognosis is more promising for second-year forward Zaccharie Risacher, who has also missed the team’s last nine games. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft is making progress in his recovery from a left knee bone contusion and is considered day-to-day, per the Hawks.
Risacher, 20, appeared in 75 games as a rookie last season and had been pretty healthy prior to his recent injury absence, playing in 36 of Atlanta’s first 39 games. He practiced with the G League’s College Park Skyhawks on Sunday, an encouraging sign that his return is near.