After the Magic’s Paolo Banchero missed a jumper with less than a minute to go in the third quarter of the Celtics’ 109-100 Game 2 win in Boston, Porzingis took an inadvertent elbow to the noggin from Goga Bitadze as the two vied for the loose ball.

As the Celtics took 2-0 home lead over the Magic in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs, Porzingis briefly exited Game 2 with a forehead injury after taking contact from Bitadze in the third quarter. The latter earned a flagrant foul for it after review.

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis went to the locker room with a gash on his forehead but returned to shoot a pair of free throws and to the game after taking an elbow from Goga Bitadze of the Magic.