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Kristaps Porzingis continues to battle an illness that Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr termed "a little mysterious."
There isn't a timetable for his return to play.
Porzingis was to miss his fifth straight game Monday when the Warriors host the Los Angeles Clippers and Kerr isn't sure if the 7-foot-2 center will join the team on its upcoming trip. Golden State's three-game tour starts Thursday against the Houston Rockets, continuing Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder and concluding Monday against the Utah Jazz.
Speaking pregame, Kerr said the Warriors are "obviously working with him and hoping that he can get some clarity and kind of break through and get to a point where he's consistently healthy. But that's something that the medical staff is working hard on with him and yeah – I'm not going to posit any medical theories anymore."
Porzingis returned to practice Friday and was questionable to play Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers. He was scratched that afternoon and was ruled out Sunday for Monday's matchup against the Clippers. He's only played once since Golden State acquired him from the Atlanta Hawks, logging 17 minutes and 12 points Feb. 19 against the Boston Celtics.
Injuries and illness have limited Porzingis to 18 games in 2025-26, including 17 with Atlanta – for which he hadn't played since Jan. 7. Porzingis said last year he was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, an energy-depleting condition known as POTS that in part limited him to 42 games a year ago for the Boston Celtics.
In a news conference after Porzingis was acquired, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy expressed confidence he'd be available for Golden State: "We looked into (his health) pretty in depth and yeah. I mean, we believe in our medical staff. There's no guarantees. There's no certainty, but with kind of at where he's at right now, where he's been, we feel good about it. And on the other end of it in terms of what we're sending out, we're sending out a player in a similar boat who has struggled to say on the floor."
The player referenced by Dunleavy is Warriors-turned-Hawks wing Jonathan Kuminga, who overcame a left knee bone bruise to shine in his first three games for Atlanta. Since making his team debut last Tuesday, Kuminga is averaging 21.3 points (on 67.7% shooting and 55.6% 3-point shooting), 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists – flourishing in Atlanta's uptempo system.
As for Porzingis, Kerr indicated they "had a good chat" sometime Monday.
"He's doing fine," Kerr said. "He's obviously wanting to back and wanting answers and we'll keep supporting him."
This article originally published at Warriors' Kristaps Porzingis illness ‘a little mysterious.' Status for upcoming trip is unclear.