Kristaps Porzingis injury not as severe as feared for Celtics, according to John Karalis
During this morning’s Toucher & Hardy radio program, Boston Sports Journal’s John Karalis discussed Kristaps Porzingis’ leg injury during last night’s Game 4 victory. Karalis mentioned that Porzingis appeared to…
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During this morning's Toucher & Hardy radio program, Boston Sports Journal's John Karalis discussed Kristaps Porzingis' leg injury during last night's Game 4 victory. Karalis mentioned that Porzingis appeared to have his foot stepped on and may have tweaked his leg, initially raising concerns of a ruptured Achilles. However, further examination suggested it was not a major injury, possibly a calf strain, which could sideline Porzingis for a few weeks rather than months or the entire season.
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Fred Toucher: Porzingis appeared to have his foot stepped on by Herro, didn't he? He tweaked his leg, and it looked like he might have ruptured his Achilles. He seemed upset when he came off the floor. Is the news not that bad? What are you hearing?
John Karalis: I heard that. I mean, first of all, it's just going to be like the imaging today that they're going to do. They're going to figure it out. But, the same thing that you're hearing is that they avoided a major injury. The thing about an Achilles injury is that you can tell right away if it's major or not; you might not be able to tell the severity of a lesser injury. But if it's, you know, the difference between a calf strain and an Achilles thing, it could be minor. And they're still trying to figure out exactly what happened. But if it was a ruptured Achilles, I mean, you'd have very obvious signs that they'd be able to confirm.
Fred Toucher: Like with Aaron Rodgers, as soon as he went down, you could feel it.
John Karalis: You could feel it. You could even see it.
Fred Toucher: Right. Like if you look at the replay of the Rodgers injury, you can see his Achilles give out. Yeah, you could see it kind of roll up like a window blind.
John Karalis: Yeah, that's right, that's right. That's the effect. Exactly. So the good news is that it's not that serious. So now we're talking about a matter of weeks, not months or the whole season. If it's just a calf strain and it's, you know, grade two or something like that, we're looking at potentially 3 to 6 weeks. And the Celtics have been careful with Porzingis, so if it's the most extreme of a calf thing, he could be back by the beginning of the NBA finals.
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The definitive list of places to get a roast beef sandwich in Massachusetts
(Editor's note: This article has been update from the original.)
In Massachusetts, specifically and especially in the North Shore, roast beef sandwiches are deeply ingrained in the culture. The options are abundant when it comes to toppings. Whether you prefer yours with cheese and slathered in barbecue sauce (3-way) or with nothing at all. When you’re looking for a hearty and robust sandwich, the North Shore has it locked down.
Modern Butcher
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Address: 36 Maple St, Danvers, MA 01923
Contact: (978) 750-9829
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Bella's North Andover
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Address: 1211 Osgood St, North Andover, MA 01845
Contact: (978) 258-1123
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Londi's North Andover
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Pete's Woburn
Rating: 9.3
Address: 100 A Winn St, Woburn, MA 01801
Contact: (781) 935-8879
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Anthony's Tewksbury
Rating: 9.03
Address: 1921 Main St, Tewksbury, MA 01876
Contact: (978) 455-2482
George & Leon's Maine
Rating: 9.01
Address: 9 Cumberland St, Westbrook, ME 04092
Contact: (207) 591-0280
Tessi's Tewksbury
Rating: 8.98
Address: 910 Andover St, Tewksbury, MA 01876
Contact: (978) 851-8700
110 Bradford
Rating: 8.995
Address: 691 S Main St, Haverhill, MA 01835
Contact: (978) 521-0232
Hap's Portsmouth NH
Rating: 8.95
Address: 2222 Lafayette Rd Unit A, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Contact: (603) 373-8455
Tostimo's Seabrook
Rating: 8.91
Address: 380 Lafayette Rd #6, Seabrook, NH 03874
Contact: (603) 814-1260
Geo's Amesbury
Rating: 8.88
Address: 143 Elm St, Amesbury, MA 01913
Contact: (978) 834-5902
Anthony's Methuen
Rating: 8.86
Address: 1111 Riverside Dr, Methuen, MA 01844
Contact: (978) 655-1400
Niki's North Andover
Rating: 8.73
Address: 208 Sutton St, North Andover, MA 01845
Contact: (978) 258-1355
110 Amesbury
Rating: 8.729
Address: 66 1/2 Haverhill Rd, Amesbury, MA 01913
Contact: (978) 388-3800
Web: rt110roastbeef.com
Anthony's Reading
Rating: 8.67
Address: 216 Main St, Reading, MA 01867
Contact: (781) 942-0100
Jamie's
Rating: 8.66
Address: 44 Margin St, Peabody, MA 01960
Contact: (978) 531-9942
Web: jamiesroastbeef.com
Rizzo’s Lowell
Rating: 8.6
Address: 131 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01852
Contact: (978) 770-0664
Rizzo's Salem
Rating: 8.46
Address: 7 Paradise Rd, Salem, MA 01970
Contact: (978) 745-2524
Rockport House of Pizza
Rating: 8.49
Address: 19 Broadway Ave, Rockport, MA 01966
Contact: (978) 546-6066
Zeno's
Rating: 8.38
Address: 40 Central St, Ipswich, MA 01938
Contact: (978) 312-1497
Supreme Danvers
Address: 18 Maple St, Danvers, MA 01923
Contact: (978) 777-0606
Ramzi's Peabody
Address: 139 Lynnfield St, Peabody, MA 01960
Contact: (978) 871-2111
Nick's Pizza Beverly
Address: Address: 207 Essex St, Beverly, MA 01915
Contact: (978) 720-8972
Atha's Peabody
Address: 10 Sylvan St, Peabody, MA 01960
Contact: (978) 536-9915
Web: athastogo.com
Beefie Boys Truck
Address: The road
Mark's Wellesley
Address: 12c Washington St, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Contact: (781) 237-3850
