[Slater] Kerr walks back comments on Kristaps Porzingis’ diagnosis: “It’s a medical issue way beyond my capabilities explaining anything. He’s sick. He won’t play”
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48067180/warriors-porzingis-sits-fourth-straight-game-illness
This comes one day after Kerr went on local Bay Area radio and stated that Porzingis isn’t actually dealing with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), despite Porzingis publicly detailing his battle with it in the last year.
“I read about the POTS diagnosis and called the Hawks [general manager] Onsi Saleh,” Kerr said. “He’s a good friend of mine and I said ‘Is this POTS story real?’ He said it’s actually not POTS. That was some misinformation that was out there.”
This feels like a big deal. Kerr obviously shouldn’t be talking about his medicals, but did the Warriors really trade for Porzingis after Saleh told his buddy Kerr “yeah bro it’s not POTS” when Porzingis has spoken publicly about having it? What’s going on here?