Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis is expected to miss a minimum of several games with the right soleus strain, sources tell ESPN.

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ESPN Sources: Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray (calf strain) is expected to play in Game 5 vs. the Lakers tonight. Murray is averaging 21.5 points in this opening-round series that Denver leads, 3-1.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (right calf) will undergo imaging on Tuesday but early indications are that he hasn’t sustained an Achilles injury, sources tell ESPN.

Kristaps Porzingis is walking off the court and to the locker room immediately after coming up lame making a move with the ball.

Put his head over his jersey as he walked off his court and went to the locker room.

NEWS: Colorado's Tristan Da Silva, a projected top-20 pick, told ESPN he submitted paperwork to become eligible for the 2024 NBA draft and is forgoing his remaining college eligibility.

Major commitment on a potential 2026 NBA Draft lottery pick: Jayden Quaintance – a 16-year old ranked as the No. 2 center in ESPN’s Top 100 prospects — will sign with the Arizona State Sun Devils, he tells ESPN. He recently de-committed from Kentucky.

ESPN Sources: Florida Atlantic 7-footer Vlad Goldin is withdrawing from the NBA Draft and signing with the Michigan Wolverines. Goldin rejoins coach Dusty May and brings his 15.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks to May’s deep debut recruiting class in Ann Arbor.

The Clippers are without Kawhi Leonard (right knee inflammation) for Game 4 and there are no assurances that he'll return in this opening-round series vs. the Mavericks.

Robinson is now out

Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is warming up with the intention of playing Game 4, source tells ESPN. Final decision to come.

Mavs GM Nico Harrison: “We’re not built for just right now; we’re built for the next three playoff runs.”

ESPN story on the supporting cast renovation that has morphed Luka Doncic’s Mavs into a high-flying, hard-guarding threat in the West: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Just in: Former Stanford F Kiki Iriafen — the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft — has committed to the USC Trojans, she tells ESPN. Iriafen will return to her LA home to team with Juju Watkins on a national title contender for coach Lindsay Gottlieb.

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

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