Kristaps Porzingis looks thrilled to be practicing without Knicks circus
By Mark Fischer
As if his non-stop Instagram posts weren't enough, Kristaps Porzingis certainly looks like he wants to be a Mav, too.
The Unicorn was all smiles taking the floor Monday for his first practice with Dallas, a stark contrast from the disinterest Steve Mills said Porzingis exhibited during his final days as a Knick.
Porzingis took shots from the charity stripe, with blockbuster trade afterthoughts Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee looming in the distance as part of a 15-second clip shared by their new team's Twitter account. (Porzingis had also lightly taken part of Knicks practices this season, so this isn't that much a revelation.)
While jaunty Mavericks owner Mark Cuban already said the Latvian star will sit out the remainder of the regular season, a source told The Daily News' Stefan Bondy that Porzingis had been "essentially cleared to play" from the devastating ACL tear he suffered last season. The News' Bondy reported Porzingis was at unease with the way the Knicks would handle his comeback.
Kristaps Porzingis. (AP/Twitter)
Porzingis will get a chance to share his side of the story Monday afternoon during his introductory news conference, though he hasn't been Instagram shy since last week's stunner.
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