Charania Once the Pacers and Haliburton get the results back on this MRI on that calf strain they're going to be able to identify the severity and then huddle and map out exactly what the plan will be going into Game 6

LeBron puts up 45 points on the Celtics to force Game 7

Charania I had one executive tell me last night that the Clippers were essentially acting like a power agent brokering deals for Kawhi Leonard That's millions and millions of cash flow coming into Kawhi By mid-2021 Kawhi had pocketed tens of millions of dollars in no-show endorsement deals

Charnia Going back to Toronto this is a complete legacy play for Kawhi Detroit Minnesota and other teams wanted to trade for him and extend him

Paul George jokes about catching the Celtics off guard in their 1st-round loss against the 76ers Joe Mazzulla briefly but seriously considers engaging in catastrophic life-threatening violence

Charania The Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns unlikely to reach contract extension Towns is eligible for a 4-year 276M max extension He has a 61M player option for the 2027-28 season and could become a free agent This is a cloud going into training camp

Fred VanVleet on the process and adjustments required of him after recovering from ACL injury returning to full game shape and getting his body ready for NBA speedI'm not a game-speed workout guy I don't even go that fast in the games