Rick Carlisle says he reached out to Dennis Smith Jr. and his agent last night: When hes feeling better, hes welcome to rejoin the team at any time. We would love to have him back.

Rick Carlisle on Luka Doncic Hes the greatest player Ive ever coached

Rick Carlisle had very strong words for how the NBA office handled the medical examination calling it ridiculous and shocking

Charania There is hope internally there that Cade Cunningham will be able to return in time to the NBA playoffs in mid April He's starting to do some small steps in the facility and the weight room The Pistons expect to have a better sense on a exact timeline in the next 1-2 weeks

We just communicated that it's going to be me and you Jaylen Brown talks about a meeting he had with Jayson Tatum ahead of his return to action

Steve Kerr on Porzingis being out and if he'll be available for the road trip this weekI got a text this morning that he's pretty sick at the hotel He's not going to be coming over here

Bill Simmons All signs point toward Jayson Tatum making his season debut on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks