Russell Westbrook is perhaps the NBA’s most polarizing player. He has single-handedly won and lost games for the Nuggets. But make no mistake: Denver wouldn’t be here without him.
Warriors star Stephen Curry, who is rehabbing a Grade 1 hamstring strain, does not expect to be available for Game 5 on Wednesday, he told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears.
As the Knicks took a commanding 3-1 series lead on the Celtics and moved within a win of their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years, captain Jalen Brunson was quick to remind his teammates, “It’s nothing to celebrate.”
Celtics star Jayson Tatum will have an MRI on Tuesday after suffering a non-contact right leg injury late in the fourth quarter of Boston’s Game 4 loss to the Knicks on Monday night.
Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is expected to be a game-time decision for Game 5 vs. the Pacers after an MRI showed he aggravated an ankle injury, a source told ESPN.