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NBA player Kristaps Porziņģis shares POTS diagnosis - The Sick Times

Earlier this week, professional basketball player Kristaps Porziņģis shared his diagnosis of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The 30-year-old player began facing severe health challenges this spring while playing for the Celtics that made running and exercise extremely...

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Still, The Athletic did not mention the broader context in the rise of POTS cases since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in a follow-up explainer on POTS. Instead, the publication wrote that it can be caused by “significant illnesses,” omitting any mention of COVID-19 or its association with Long COVID.

Earlier coverage of Porziņģis sickness described it as a “mystery illness,” a common framing and erasure of Long COVID and POTS despite significant research into the diagnoses.