Tom Orsborn: Spurs rally from a 12-point deficit with 5 minutes left to down the Wizards 131-127. Wemby had 24 points, 6 blocks…Sochan 23 pts, including a pair of clutch free FTs & was outstanding defensively…Jones gets 1st win over brother in 9 tries, finishing with a near triple double
May 15, 2024 | 2:36 pm EDT Update
Lakers, Nets to bid for Donovan Mitchell if he requests a trade
Evan Sidery: The Lakers and Nets already have offers prepared for Donovan Mitchell, if he requests a trade from the Cavaliers this offseason, per @Brian Windhorst on @GetUpESPN. If Mitchell declines an extension offer from Cleveland, all indications are he will be moved.
Knicks interested in signing Tom Thibodeau to a long-term extension
Run It Back: “The Knicks very much want to lock in Tom Thibodeau long term… It wouldn’t surprise anyone if his next deal approaches 8-figures.” @Shams Charania on the #Knicks and Tom Thibodeau
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Lakers secured permission to interview Miami assistant Chris Quinn too, sources tell ESPN.
May 15, 2024 | 12:33 pm EDT Update
Donovan Mitchell likely to miss Game 5
Shams Charania: Cavaliers All-Star Donovan Mitchell is expected to miss tonight’s potential elimination Game 5 vs. Boston, sources tell me and @joevardon. Mitchell is dealing with a calf strain.
Bobby Manning: Al Horford said #Celtics’ plan doesn’t change w/ Donovan Mitchell out: “We expect them to come out battling, fighting & we have to be able to match that regardless. I feel like our group responded pretty well from last game from expecting him not to play. It has to be the same way tonight”
Bobby Manning: Darius Garland this AM: “I think (Boston’s) gonna come out with aggressiveness, trying to close this out. We have to make the first punch.”
DeMar DeRozan says he would like to return to Chicago in free agency
With his potential final foray as a free agent on the horizon, DeMar DeRozan would be happy to remain with the Chicago Bulls next season. “It’s definitely somewhere I’d like to return to,” DeRozan told former teammate Lou Williams on the “Run It Back” show. “I think more so than anybody. When the job ain’t done with me, Lou, no matter how tough the situation may look, I’m one of those guys that tries to stick it through and try to make something out of nothing.”
DeMar DeRozan: “The city is great, I love the city. The organization been great, so it’s definitely a place I’d love to return to and take care of unfinished business.”
James Plowright: Jeff Peterson on what he wants from a Charlotte Hornets player “We want guys who are competitive, who love the game, who are going to be relentless in their approach”
Clemente Almanza: Jalen Williams on what they learned in Game 4: “Any little stint can win or lose you a game so we’ve been really conscious of that. Kinda shot ourselves in the foot in a couple of our losses.”