Kristaps Porzingis enters NBA’s health and safety protocols

Mavs now have 5 players in the COVID protocols

Dallas Mavs star Kristaps Porzingis has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced.

The Latvian big man has produced averages of 20.6 points, 8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 26 games.

Trey Burke (H&S protocols), Willie Cauley-Stein (personal reasons), Boban Marjanović (H&S protocols), JaQuori McLaughlin (H&S protocols), Kristaps Porzingis (H&S protocols) and Isaiah Thomas (H&S protocols) will all miss tonight’s game against Denver.

— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) January 3, 2022