Dirk back on the court prepping for return from surgery

Deni tweaks his back at the start of the game and goes to the locker room

Dirk Nowitzki and Cooper Flagg teaser interview clip

Austin Reaves on returning from injury I've been bored for a little over a month now Sitting on the bench sucks Think all I did for the month and a half was yell at the refs That's no fun It's better to yell at them on the court

Karl-Anthony Towns still bleeding returns to the court to knock down both free throws to cheers from the Knicks crowd then heads to the bench to be patched up

Ivica Zubac on his ankle Uhh I did miss some time earlier in the year Came back much sooner than anticipated and uh it hasn't been 100 since then Still got some swelling and soreness in there and get it to 100 I'll get out there when I'm fully recovered and ready to play

Doc Rivers Giannis is gonna play I think Giannis is going to come back and play at some point We just don't know when that point is He's progressing I've been here through two playoff series so far and I've yet to have a healthy team Giannis wants to be healthy