INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers remain hopeful that All-NBA guard Tyrese Haliburton will play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals after listing him as questionable on Friday's injury report. Haliburton, who led the NBA in assists this season and has been the catalyst for Indiana's deepest playoff run in a decade, left in the third quarter of a Game 2 loss at Boston with a sore left hamstring. He did not return. The Celtics lead the series 2-0 with the next two games, Saturday and M
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman said he doesn't expect to make major changes to the roster after firing head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. But that will depend on re-signing Donovan Mitchell.
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Before starting his summer break, Donovan Mitchell let the Cavaliers know he's happy in Cleveland and excited about the future. With a new coach. While Mitchell didn't speak publicly about J.B. Bickerstaff or their relationship, the All-Star guard's input likely informed and shaped the team's decision to make a coaching change despite the Cavs advancing to the second round of the playoffs. A day after Bickerstaff was fired despite winning 99 games the past two seasons a
James is expected to be a second-round pick in June's NBA Draft.