Christian Wood is available to play tonight, per Darvin Ham. He has been out of the lineup since Feb. 14 with a knee injury.

Saturday, NBA on ESPN continues 2024 #NBAPlayoffs coverage with a Western Conference Finals rematch on ABC

🏀 8p ET | NBA Countdown

🏀 8:30p ET | #MileHighBasketball vs #LakeShow
🎙 Dave Pasch, Bob Myers, Katie George

NEWS: Lajae Jones, one of the best junior college transfers in the country, has committed to St. Bonaventure, he told ESPN. Jones was the leading scorer for national champions Barton CC. Had 14 points and 13 boards in the title game. Picked the Bonnies over Memphis, Colorado…

Doc Rivers on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status: “he’s working out tomorrow. Going to go hard, early and then we’re going to make a decision”

Would there be a possibility he worked out and played tomorrow? “I doubt it,” Rivers said. “But we’ll see”

P.J. Washington is on the path to Dallas cult hero status after an iconic pose and some superstar protective services in a playoff win. “Always got to protect 77 at all costs,” Washington told ESPN. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

McNeeley, a projected lottery pick in 2025, is considered arguably the best shooter in the class of 2024. He made 45% of his 3-pointers this season, but can also attack closeouts, create for others, and is competitive and instinctual defensively.

ESPN story on Juwan Howard joining the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

ESPN Sources: Juwan Howard has agreed to join the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach. Howard spent six NBA seasons as a Heat assistant before returning to Michigan for five years as head coach. Howard arrives as part of Jordi Fernandez’s first staff.

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Friday, NBA on ESPN continues 2024 #NBAPlayoffs coverage with a tripleheader

🏀 5p ET | NBA Countdown
🏀 5:30p ET | #FearTheDeer vs #BoomBaby
🏀 8p ET | #ClipperNation vs #MFFL
🏀 10:30p ET | #RaisedByWolves vs #ComingInHot

Joel Embiid said dealing with Bell’s Palsy has been “pretty annoying.” “It’s unfortunate … got to keep pushing.”

There had been some speculation about why he had been wearing sunglasses and whether there was an issue with his eyes, but that was related to the Bell’s palsy — which impacts facial muscles in one-half of face. Embiid had 50 points in Game 3 victory over Knicks tonight.

ESPN Sources: Sixers star Joel Embiid has been treated for a mild case of Bell’s palsy for the past week. The condition began during the play-in victory over Miami but he has wanted to keep it private to avoid distractions for his team.

Busy two months coming up in the NBA draft world. Outlined all the key dates, decisions, and changes to the pre-draft process with ten things to know.

STORY: espn.com/nba/insider/st…

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