Lakers star LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, a source told ESPN.
Gregg Popovich will no longer be head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and is transitioning to a full-time role as the team’s president of basketball operations, sources told ESPN on Friday.
In nearly every way, the Lakers were outclassed by the Wolves. And now, after a disappointingly early exit, their next task is even more important: selling Doncic that this first-round loss was merely an aberration.
Though the Pistons’ were eliminated from the playoffs Thursday night, Cade Cunningham and his teammates took solace in their growth over the course of the season and promised bigger things will come in the future.
James Harden rebounded from a quiet night in Game 5 on Tuesday to score 28 points. Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and the Clippers forced a Game 7 of their first-round NBA playoff series with a 111-105 win over the Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday.