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Ja Morant's camp insists the firearm shown in a recent video was a toy

[Sam Amico] People around the league believe Ja Morant will be suspended for no less than the first half of the regular season.

[Haynes] Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is expected to sign with @WME for representation, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.

[Tim MacMahon] Jimmy Butler on Nikola Jokic: “As much as people look at what he does on the offensive end, he’s a hellified defender as well.”

[Wojnarowski] ESPN Sources: All-NBA forward Julius Randle underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be ready for the New York Knicks’ training camp in the fall:

[Tim Bontemps] Nick Nurse opens his press conference thanking the Raptors and the city of Toronto for “10 great years” with the franchise. Says he liked the opportunity in Philly because of the combination of players and organizational infrastructure in place.

[Jared Weiss] Brad Stevens on if Joe Mazzulla is the best coach for the team: "Yeah, I think he is…He’s a terrific leader. He’ll only get better at anything that he can learn from this year cause he’s constantly trying to learn & he’s accountable. Those leadership qualities are hard to find."

The New York Knicks are monitoring Joel Embiid’s situation in Philadelphia, per Tim MacMahon. “They’ve looked at that situation in Philly and there's been a hope in New York that stuff in Philly will go haywire to the point where Embiid will ask out.”

[Weiss] Malcolm Brogdon is listed as questionable for Game 6 at Miami with his right forearm soreness. As of last night, the expectation was for him to play, per sources.

[Haynes] NBA’s Competition Committee is in serious discussions on awarding teams a second and final challenge if first challenge is ruled successful beginning with the 2023-24 season, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.

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Police did a welfare check on Ja Morant following his cryptic social media posts on Wednesday, per TMZ Sports. They discovered that he’s not in any danger and he’s just taking a break from social media.

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[Jovan Buha] Darvin Ham: “We’re gonna be around. We’re gonna be a problem to be dealt with, I guarantee you that.”

[Jovan Buha] Lakers exit interviews are about to begin. Rob Pelinka and Darvin Ham will be addressing the media first

[ESPN Stats & Info] With the Nuggets and Heat up 3-0, they become the second instance (2015 Playoffs) where both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals have had teams hold 3-0 leads in the same season.

[Fred Katz]My favorite Carmelo Anthony memory will always be the time he spent 20 minutes before a game trying to convince me that Joe DiMaggio was Jewish.

LeBron James arrived at Crypto more than 4 hours before Game 3 vs. the Nuggets. LeBron and the Lakers are looking to avoid being in an 0-3 hole.

[Pompey] Before hiring Ime Udoka on April 25, #HoustonRockets head coaching candidates were asked during the interview process for their opinion on coaching James Harden, according to sources.

[MacMahon] Lots of talk about the Lakers star’s fatigue today, but the two guys who logged the most minutes last night were an ill Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, whose conditioning was a major concern once upon a time.

[FA Spokesperson] Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months.

[Kendra Andrews] Kerr: “If Draymond is not back, we are not a championship contender.”

[Kendra Andrews] Kerr says there’s “no hiding” that the incident between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole at the start of the year impacted their season. “There was some trust lost … we have to get back to what made us successful, which is a trusting environment.”

[MacMahon] Desmond Bane underwent surgery to repair the right big toe injury that he played through for the majority of the season. Grizzlies say he’s expected to be fully recovered before next season.

[Ohm Youngmisuk] Jamal Murray is listed as questionable for Game 1 with a non-COVID illness. He was added to the injury report on the day of Game 6 against Suns with non-COVID illness after he felt terrible in the morning but played that night.

[Mike Singer] Jokic, on what he learned from facing the Lakers in 2020: “To be honest, I don’t remember.”

Joel Embiid and James Harden had more combined turnovers than made field goals in Game 7 Embiid: 5-18 FGM, 4 TOs Harden: 3-11 FGM, 5 TOs