Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis steps away from the NBA to focus on undisclosed health issue

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis announced he is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health due to an undisclosed matter in a social media post on Friday. Porzingis did not reveal the nature of the issue in a message posted on his X account , and the 31-year-old didn't make it clear as to whether he'll resume playing. "I was really looking forward to running it with this group, but as I ramped up, my body didn't respond the way I anticipated," Porzingis wrote.