Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley was ruled out of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets with a sore right Achilles tendon, the team announced shortly before tipoff on Tuesday night.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 for rubbing his fingers together in a money-sign gesture directed at the officials during Game 4 of the Wolves' second round series with the Denver Nuggets, the league announced Tuesday.
Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell will miss Game 4 of Cleveland's Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics with a left calf strain, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson had surgery on his left ankle Monday, his second procedure on the ankle this season, league sources told ESPN.
The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to start contacting coaching candidates in the coming days with an initial concentration on sitting assistants and ex-head coaches with whom they have less familiarity, sources told ESPN on Monday.
In the aftermath of his cardiac arrest and a procedure to repair a congenital heart defect nine months ago, the NBA's Fitness to Play Panel has medically cleared USC's Bronny James to be drafted and play in the league, sources told ESPN.
