Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis steps away from the NBA to focus on undisclosed health issue

Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis announced he is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health due to an undisclosed matter in a social media post on Friday.Porzingis did not reveal the nature of the issue in a message posted on his X account, and the 31-year-old didn't make it clear as to whether he'll resume playing.“I was really looking forward to running it with this group, but as I ramped up, my body didn’t respond the way I anticipated," Porzingis wrote. “I’m doing good, but I know what it takes, and I’m not where I want to be to perform at the level I expect from myself,” he added. “At this point, I’ve made the decision to prioritize my health and step away from the game I love.”Selected fourth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2015 draft, Porzingis was on his sixth team in 11 seasons.The issue appears to date to last season when the Latvian missed significant time after being acquired by Golden State in a trade with Atlanta. The Warriors, however, fu