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By WFAN.com and Associated Press
The group of men who attacked NBA star Kristaps Porzingis in front of a Latvian nightclub this weekend was upset, he was no longer a Knick, according to a report.
A source told TMZ Sports on Sunday that a handful of Russians faced Porzingis because they were upset he changed the team. The Knicks exchanged Porzingis, who would have been frustrated by the direction of the franchise, at the Dallas Mavericks in January.
The fray took place Sunday in the hometown of Porzingis, Leipaja. The video shows the front of 7 feet 3 inches with a bloody forehead.
The video of the aftermath of the incident obtained by TMZ shows a waved Porzingis in a torn shirt, pushing some one away and approaching a group of people. men before several people stop him and push him to calm down.
Kristaps Porzingis seems to have jumped into her hometown
(Weekend.vibe_) pic.twitter.com/TMcx31z7O8
– NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) May 12, 2019
One of Porzingis's friends temporarily lost his pulse in the fight, according to the Latvian newspaper Latvijas Avize. He was resurrected by a "passer-by".
In addition to a cut near the eye, Porzingis "may have broken his hand," according to the report.
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Porzingis, 23, missed the 2018-1919 season after having torn a left knee ligament during his last game for the Knicks in February 2018.
Porzingis will become a restricted free agent effective July 1 and the Mavericks have announced their intention to sign him for a long-term contract.
The Mavericks said Sunday in a statement: "We understand Kristaps was jumped and assaulted outside a club," without providing more details. "The team would have investigated this incident.
It's the second time since it's been traded that Porzingis made the headlines in court. In March, his lawyer admitted that a woman had accused the NBA star of rape. Porzingis asserts that the allegation is part of a plot to extort.
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