ATLANTA — Otto Porter said he had a tingling feeling run down the left side of his neck and into his arm after being blindsided by a screen Saturday night in Game 3 of the Washington-Atlanta first-round playoff series.
Porter left the game in the fourth quarter after colliding with Hawks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. The team described Porter’s injury as a “stinger” and expects him to be available for Game 4 on Monday night in Phillips Arena.
Porter said his neck went one way and his shoulder went another way when he ran into Hardaway, which “kind of pinched a nerve” in his shoulder.
“He feels much better, which is good news,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks said.
Porter said he was able to get multiple shots up Sunday during practice.
“Just trying to get back to normal,” Porter said.
Washington leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1. Two years after earning the moniker “Playoff Otto” for breaking out in the postseason, Porter has struggled. He’s shooting 40 percent from the field and 25 percent from behind the 3-point line thus far in the series.
• Todd Dybas can be reached at tdybas@washingtontimes.com.
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