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- He won't play.
- We will keep monitoring him."This comes one day after Kerr went on local Bay Area radio and stated that Porzingis isn't actually dealing with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), despite Porzingis publicly detailing his battle with it in the last year. The Warriors acquired Porzingis at the February trade deadline from Atlanta for Jonathan Kuminga."I read about the POTS diagnosis and called the Hawks [general manager] Onsi Saleh," Kerr said.
- "He's a good friend of mine and I said 'Is this POTS story real?' He said it's actually not POTS.
- That was some misinformation that was out there."Kerr walked that hypothesis and assessment back on Saturday when asked to clarify."It was a stupid mistake by me to talk about something I'm not qualified to talk about," Kerr said.
- "Even trying to discuss the diagnosis, that was a mistake.