The Latvian center has missed a lot of time lately while dealing with what he recently revealed to be an unnamed viral infection, causing fans of the team to worry about whether this is simply a bad bug KP needs a little more time to recover from -- or something more serious that could jeopardize his health longer-term.

Boston Celtics star center Kristaps Porzingis, who hasn't played since a Feb. 26 game in Detroit, announced on social media Monday that he's been sitting out with a viral illness, adding that it's something "we haven't been able to fully identify yet.

Celtics big man Kristaps Porziņģis missed his sixth straight game Monday but said on social media that he has been sick and is "getting better." "I have been dealing with some viral illness that we haven't been able to fully identify yet,