Battling hard to compete, the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic provided a fiercely contested affair for the fans at the TD Garden. However, the game got very physical in the third quarter, which shook many people. One of the Celtics’ fan favorites, Kristaps Porziņģis, received an elbow from Magic’s center, Goga Bitadze, leaving him bloodied on the floor.
It all looked normal at first, but the crowd hushed when they showed the replay on the jumbotron. The Latvian player left the game to get some stitches done as the crowd gave him a rousing ovation. Ultimately, the Celtics prevailed and took a 2-0 lead in the series, with the games now heading to Orlando.
It became a sight to savor as fans acknowledged Porziņģis walking out pompously, soaking up all the positive reactions. The Celtics fans adore their players.
Fans Hail Kristaps Porziņģis’ Mentality After Gruesome Injury in Game 2
The reactions came in thick and fast, with one user commenting, “Such a bada**.” The fans loved how the player didn’t make a fuss about the situation and got on with the game by heading to the locker room for treatment.
In today’s NBA, multiple players flop, which questions the game’s ethics. Porziņģis defines the saying, ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’
Another user reacted, “Kristaps Porziņģis was born to be a Celtic,” after he left the game to receive treatment. The Latvian player arrived from the Dallas Mavericks in 2023 and won his first NBA title with the Celtics in his debut season. He averaged 12.3 points and 1.7 blocks in the three games he played in the 2024 NBA Finals. His Celtics legacy keeps growing every year.
This fan pointed out the injury moment and compared it to Derrick White’s tooth moment last year. The guard chipped his tooth when Dallas Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II landed on top of him. It achieved cult status, with the fans suggesting Porziņģis’s walk-off looked similar, and fans remain optimistic about retaining the title.
The fan commented, “The Celtics just had their Derrick White tooth moment of these playoffs with Porzingis. Repeat is inevitable.”
The Celtics just had their Derrick White tooth moment of these playoffs with Porzingis
Repeat is inevitable pic.twitter.com/fooD16KU19
— Kleaver (@KleaverSports) April 24, 2025
The jokes came in with a meme page, using the situation to pass a light-hearted comment. “Kristaps Porziņģis smiles, even with ketchup on his face,” mentioned the user, as at first glance, the blood on his face looks like ketchup.
With one of his nicknames as the unicorn, some fans saw the light side of the nasty injury by commenting, “He lost his horn!” The Unicorn, Kristaps Porziņģis, is back with a bandage after taking the elbow to the head.”
All jokes apart, the Celtics won Game 2 to take an unassailable 2-0 lead. The next two games will be in Orlando, where the Magic hopes to mount a comeback.