Celtics' Porzingis gushes blood after taking elbow to head

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) is helped off the court after being cut by an elbow to the head against the Orlando Magic during the second half of Game 2 of the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. Winslow Townson-Imagn Images

Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis gushes blood after taking elbow to head

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated Apr 23, 2025 10:20 PM ET

Kristaps Porzingis was gushing blood after taking an elbow to the forehead during the Boston Celtics’ playoff game on Wednesday night.

The Celtics were leading the Orlando Magic 77-66 late in the third quarter of Game 2 of their first-round playoff series at TD Garden in Boston. Paolo Banchero had the ball for Orlando and attempted a jump shot from the elbow. Goga Bitazde whacked Porzingis in the head with an inadvertent elbow while going up for the rebound.

Kristaps Porzingis was bleeding from his head after an elbow from Goga Bitadze.

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Porzingis was gushing blood after taking that elbow to the head. He went into the locker room to get treated, and he even had to have his hair cleaned up because it had so much blood in it.

Porzingis ended up having a bandage placed on his forehead to cover the gash. He received chants of “KP” from Celtics fans supporting him.

Bitazde was called for a Flagrant 1 foul, which put Porzingis at the free throw line. He made one of his two attempts.

Porzingis is in his second season with the Celtics. He averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game during the regular season.

Boston defeated Orlando, 109-100, to take a 2-0 series lead.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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