{"id":658,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/658","headline":"Porzingis out indefinitely, says he does not have HIV or AIDS","dek":"The Warriors center broke his silence on social media after the team announced he has no timetable to return from a still-undisclosed health matter.","body":"Kristaps Porzingis is still not playing, and the Warriors still are not saying why. The team announced Wednesday that its center will remain out indefinitely with a health-related issue, the same one that has kept him away since before training camp began. Porzingis missed camp and the team's first five preseason games because of it.\n\nMinutes after that announcement, Porzingis posted his first public comments on the situation, pushing back against online speculation about his condition. Among his remarks, he directly denied having HIV or AIDS, trying to shut down one strand of the rumors that have spread during his absence.\n\nThe Warriors have not disclosed a diagnosis or a timetable for his return, with the regular-season opener a week away. Porzingis did return to the team's practice facility Tuesday to meet with general manager Mike Dunleavy and Rick Celebrini, the vice president of player health and performance. Coach Steve Kerr said before that night's preseason game against the Lakers in Las Vegas that he had no update to share. The team says Porzingis will continue to be around the group even while he remains sidelined.","published_at":"2026-10-14T23:18:50.247625+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘It Has Definitely Been Frustrating’ – Warriors’ Kristaps Porziņģis Breaks Silence on Health Issues, Pushes Back Against ‘Internet Doctors’","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/definitely-frustrating-warriors-kristaps-porzi-222800290.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis breaks silence on prolonged absence, secret illness: ‘I don’t have HIV or AIDS’","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/sports/warriors-kristaps-porzingis-breaks-silence-on-prolonged-absence-secret-illness-i-dont-have-hiv-or-aids/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Warriors' Kristaps Porziņģis breaks silence on mysterious health issues, remains out 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