Warriors Remain Completely in Dark Over Kristaps Porzingis’ Health Issue: Insider

Kristaps Porzingis has put a team in this exact position before. During Boston's 2025 playoff run, he dealt with an illness that left him a shell of himself on the court, missing significant time in a second-round series while the Celtics insisted that they knew what he was dealing with and how it was affecting his "fatigue and breathing."

They never named it publicly. Boston lost that series, and the mystery followed Porzingis out of town when the Atlanta Hawks acquired him. Now, more than a year later, a different franchise is living through a version of the same uncertainty, except this time nobody is even pretending to have answers.

Porzingis has been away from the Golden State Warriors since before training camp started in September, and the team has offered almost nothing concrete about why. General manager Mike Dunleavy told reporters at media day that Porzingis was dealing with a health issue and would be out indefinitely, a reversal from comments made just a week earlier that Porzingis was fully cleared and on the court.

However, even two weeks later, the Warriors aren't sure about the Center's status. At Monday's press conference at Chase Center, a day before their preseason matchup against the Lakers in LA, Steve Kerr said Porzingis would arrive at Chase Center Tuesday to meet with the organization's director of sports medicine and performance, Rick Celebrini, and other medical staff to assess the situation.

A few days ago, Kerr had said there's no timetable for his return.

"He's not here today," Kerr said. "I'll reach out to KP today and check in with him, but nothing new to report."

According to Danny Emerman of SFStandard, that uncertainty extends beyond the coaching staff. The Warriors reportedly don't know where Porzingis currently is, what specific health issue he's dealing with, or when he might rejoin the team.

Even Al Horford, who played alongside Porzingis for two seasons in Boston and knows his medical history as well as anyone in the league, said he hasn't been able to reach him. "We just don't have much information," Horford said.

Why the History With POTS Makes This Silence More Concerning

Kristaps Porzingis has dealt with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, commonly known as POTS, which was publicly revealed during his time with the Celtics.

The chronic autonomic condition has contributed to his missing significant time over the past two seasons. During the 2025–26 season, he was limited to 32 regular-season games split between the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors traded for him from Atlanta in February 2026, betting they could manage his health. They doubled down on that gamble by re-signing him to a two-year, $40 million deal over the summer.

Whether this current absence is connected to POTS or something new hasn't been confirmed by head coach Steve Kerr or anyone in the organization.

For a front office that just finished selling itself on Porzingis as a championship-caliber frontcourt piece, going into the season without basic answers about where he is or when he'll be back is exactly the outcome it hoped the extension would prevent.