The Atlanta Hawks had been without Kristaps Porzingis for the past four games as he dealt with an illness, but he was able to return against the Denver Nuggets. It was uncertain what the illness was, but some thought that it might have been connected to the same illness that he had late last season when he was with the Boston Celtics. It was labeled as POTS, and Porzingis spoke about it before the start of the season, saying that his heart rate would increase and he'd get exhausted just by standing up.

After their game against the Nuggets, Porzingis was asked if he was dealing with a similar illness this time around.

“I wouldn’t say it was the same thing,” Porzingis said. “I just wasn’t feeling too good. Not being healthy, but I wouldn’t say it was the same stuff from last season,

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