Tensions were high at the end of Game 4 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves π³
Both Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has been cleared to return for Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing Game 1 due to a knee tendon bruise, sources tell ESPN.
JJ Redick on the decision to play Luka in the second half even though he was grabbing his hamstring in the first half:
"We checked him out. He got work done, but he was cleared. We're not gonna put a player at risk. Those things happen."
On if he thought about sitting guys like Luka and Austin in the second half since they were clearly banged up:
"It was discussed at halftime. Thought we'd give those guys about six minutes and if we didn't cut into the lead we were gonna pull them. Obviously it was around that time, I don't remember the exact time, [the injury] happened."
Just in: Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time, sources tell ESPN.