{"id":507,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/507","headline":"Porzingis set to rejoin Warriors facility Tuesday amid illness","dek":"The center has been away from the team with an undisclosed health issue, leaving his Opening Night availability uncertain.","body":"Kristaps Porzingis is expected back at the Golden State Warriors practice facility on Tuesday, according to head coach Steve Kerr. The big man has been away from the team due to an undisclosed illness, and his status for the start of the regular season remains unresolved.\n\nKerr said Porzingis will meet with the Warriors' medical staff on Tuesday to determine the next step in his progression. Beyond that meeting, Kerr offered no further update, saying only that Porzingis will be in the building.\n\nThe uncertainty around Porzingis has left Golden State's Opening Night starting five up in the air. Kerr has already begun teasing how he might handle the lineup if Porzingis is not ready to go, a scenario the coaching staff is clearly preparing for given the lack of clarity on timing.\n\nFor now, the Warriors are waiting on word from their medical staff before settling on a plan. Porzingis' return to the facility Tuesday marks the first concrete step toward resolving the situation, even if it does not guarantee he will be ready for the season opener.","published_at":"2026-10-13T04:46:28.436033+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Steve Kerr teases Warriors’ Opening Night starting five amid Kristaps Porzingis absence","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/steve-kerr-teases-warriors-opening-213214781.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Warriors center Porzingis expected to return to team facility on Tuesday","url":"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50168743/kristaps-porzingis-expected-warriors-facility-tue"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Kristaps Porziņģis to meet with Warriors staff Tuesday amid undisclosed illness","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7684851/2026/10/12/kristaps-porzingis-warriors-illness-status-update/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Warriors' Draymond Green opens up about Kristaps Porzingis' sudden absence amid health concerns","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/warriors-draymond-green-opens-kristaps-150216821.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Warriors rumors: Kristaps Porzingis is basically a ghost as mystery health issue lingers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/warriors-rumors-kristaps-porzingis-basically-152555915.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Steve Kerr shares positive update on absent Warriors center Kristaps Porziņģis","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/steve-kerr-shares-positive-absent-134318163.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Steve Kerr’s Starting Line Up for Warriors’ Opening Night Faces Backlash Amid Kristaps Porzingis’ Extended Absence","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/steve-kerr-starting-line-warriors-020717371.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/208dec5a2606379559093142a53080720bb3c56d5e5a198730539b6dfbef2db1/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fclutchpoints_articles_939%2F9fdeb8ff400ed012da371e1a65c1e59a.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}