On ABC?s pregame coverage, NBA insider Shams Charania detailed a little more with how Porzingis has tried to battle through.
?It?s led to him having energy zaps and stamina ebbs and flows over the last couple of months, and he felt that he had actually turned the corner right as the playoffs started in mid-April,? Charania said. ?But in his own words, he had a crash right before Game 1 of this series, and he?s tried a lot of different things to try to mitigate the side effects. I?m told he?s been receiving IVs, immune boosters.
?He?s even changed up his sleep patterns to try to get more rest. He?s essentially waking up ...every day, hoping and praying that he feels better.?
That doesn't sound good, as in it could be something that's long term and involves being immunocompromised. Hoping for the best with KP.
Being immunocompromised doesn't mean you look outwardly sick or feverish, but you definitely feel weaker and if you do contract an illness, the severity of it is typically more than a normal person. Like if a normal person has a minor sickness, it's all good and can go away in a day or two, but for someone immunocompromised the symptoms and duration are more severe.
The problem though if one is immunocompromised is, it's easy to contract the illness or infection. So maybe they are being very careful with KP as to where he goes besides the basketball court and what he eats or where he eats.
