Marcin Gortat to miss at least two games due to family emergency

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat is expected to miss at least two games to be with his mother, who has been hospitalized in his native Poland, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The Wizards host the Phoenix Suns on Friday and the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday before facing the Miami Heat in South Florida on Monday.

Gortat, who is traveling to Poland on Thursday, was informed of his mother’s condition on Tuesday before the Wizards’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.