Kristaps Porzingis leaves Golden State Warriors' loss with injury

Kristaps Porzingis left the Golden State Warriors ' 115-101 loss against the Detroit Pistons with lower back spasms on Friday night. The injury occurred in the first quarter when his back tightened up before getting worse in the second quarter. Porzingis told reporters that he is unlikely to play on Saturday , when the Warriors take on the Atlanta Hawks .

The Hawks traded the Porzingis to Golden State in February. "We'll see," Porzingis said. "Maybe it loosens up tomorrow.

Who knows? But right now it's pretty stiff. " Porzingis had recently returned to the Warriors' rotation earlier this month after missing time due to an illness.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kristaps Porzingis leaves Warriors' loss to Pistons with injury