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Adrian Wojnarowski: MRI on Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela’s right knee revealed no structural damage and he’s expected to be evaluated again in a week, sources tell ESPN. He will clearly miss significant time in this Hawks-Heat playoff series, if he’s even able to return before it’s over.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) play against the Memphis Grizzlies (1-1) at FedExForum

Game Time: 3:30 PM EDT on Saturday April 16, 2022

The Utah Jazz (0-0) play against the Dallas Mavericks (0-0) at American Airlines Center

Game Time: 1:00 PM EDT on Saturday April 16, 2022

Jake Fischer: Sources: There’s growing optimism that Ben Simmons could make his Nets and season debut as early as Game 3 against Boston, at Barclays Center next Saturday.
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LeBron James is gonna be happy to hear this … Kenny “The Jet” Smith says he loves the idea of Mark Jackson becoming the Los Angeles Lakers’ next head … telling TMZ Sports he can lead the team to a championship. The Lake Show just fired Frank Vogel after a horrendous 2021 season … and there are reports the 4-time NBA champ favors the former Golden State Warriors head coach to take the reins.
Source: TMZ Staff @ TMZ.com

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For years now, Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo has talked about wanting a statue of Michael Jordan somewhere in downtown Wilmington. Saffo, the longest-serving mayor in Wilmington history, said the thought first occurred to him after seeing the famous bronze sculpture of His Airness at the United Center in Chicago. “Probably the No. 1 question I get asked is, ‘Why don’t we have a statue of Michael Jordan?’ ” Saffo said. “You tell people he’s from your hometown and they can’t believe it.”
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The Utah Jazz (0-0) play against the Dallas Mavericks (0-0) at American Airlines Center

The Denver Nuggets (0-0) play against the Golden State Warriors (0-0) at Chase Center

The Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0) play against the Memphis Grizzlies (0-0) at FedExForum

The Toronto Raptors (0-0) play against the Philadelphia 76ers (0-0) at Wells Fargo Center

Marc Stein on the Pacers: They’ve definitely left the impression around the league that they’re going to trade Brogdon. I think that’s very likely
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

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The Los Angeles Clippers went through somewhat of a gap season with Kawhi Leonard not suiting up for a single game and Paul George missing significant time. They ran back the team that reached the franchise’s first Conference Finals appearance and added players like Norman Powell, Robert Covington, and Isaiah Hartenstein to fortify their rotation. They had no reason to tank since they didn’t have their first-round pick this season, so they competed for the playoffs.

Adrian Wojnarowski: There’s initial optimism that Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela hasn’t suffered significant right knee damage, but an MRI on Saturday will determine extent of possible injury, sources tell ESPN.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season is over. Trae Young ended it. Despite getting off to a fast start, leading for most of the game and being ahead by 14 points, the Cavaliers lost to the Atlanta Hawks in the final play-in game Friday night, 107-101. The Hawks will be the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed, facing Miami in the opening round of the playoffs beginning on Sunday.

Malika Andrews: The Hawks say Clint Capela (right knee hypertension) will not return to tonight’s play-in game against the Cavs.
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Chris Haynes: Cleveland Cavaliers star Jarrett Allen will make his return in tonight’s play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks, league sources tell @YahooSports.
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Marc Stein: The Mavericks have officially listed Luka Doncic (left calf strain) as doubtful for Saturday’s Game 1 against visiting Utah. The expectation remains, as it has been all week, that Luka will miss Game 1 at a minimum and possibly Game 2. More NBA from me: marcstein.Substack.com
Source: Twitter @TheSteinLine

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