Charania Chris Paul and the Rockets wanted to meet with Trevor Ariza after he agreed to go to the Suns to try and get him back

SI Charania on Doc Rivers' claim that he called the Bucks and yelled at them It never happened Everyone can see what has transpired there They are still being investigated by the NBA because they wanted to shut down their star player It's always about the work it's not personal

Charania The Houston Rockets are optimistic that Kevin Durant will return as early as Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers

Charania I'm not aware of any involvement from Giannis in this search process This was something that the Bucks genuinely ledmy understanding is that there's been zero communication between these two sides since the deadline as far as Giannis and the organization's top brass

Doc Rivers I made a joke before All-Star where I said 'Giannis should trade Charania' Charania took that so personal that he actually called the Bucks and yelled at them to take it down

Charania Rival executives say its clear that Pat Riley wants his whale The Miami Heat are expected to be in the hunt again for Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason or whatever star they can find that they believe can be that number one guy

Charania I'm told he participated in the 76ers shootaround this morning He has some treatment this afternoon and then he's going to see when he gets to the arena is he going to be able to warm up to try and play You know Joel Embiid wants to give it a chance