There is "real doubt" surrounding whether Kristaps Porzingis will be able to return in the NBA Finals, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Porzingis missed Game 3 due to a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon.

"There is real doubt about Kristaps Porzingis, his availability the rest of this series. It was the Celtics medical staff that ruled him out ... despite the fact that he wanted to push through and try to participate in Game 3," said Wojnarowski.

The Celtics have a 3-0 lead over the Mavs. 

Members of the New York Knicks organization feels like they are in a "good place" to re-sign both OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein this offseason, according to Ian Begley of SNY.

The Knicks have Early Bird rights on Hartenstein, and can only offer him around $17 million next season.

The Thunder are reportedly interested in Hartenstein. 

The Sixers are rumored to be interested in Anunoby. 

The Boston Celtics have ruled Kristaps Porzingis out for Game 3 with his left foot injury.

Porzingis suffered the injury in the second half of the Celtics' Game 2 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis has a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon.

The injury is not related to his calf injury suffered in the first round of the playoffs. 

James Borrego, Kenny Atkinson and Micah Nori have advanced to the in-person interview phase as the Cleveland Cavaliers continue their search for a new head coach.

Borrego completed a visit with hte Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Atkinson and Nori are also scheduled to interview this week.

The Cavaliers are also conducting interviews with candidates such as Johnnie Bryant and Dave Joerger over Zoom. 

Jason Kidd insists his comments between Game 1 and Game 2 about Jaylen Brown being the best player on the Boston Celtics wasn't an attempt to play mind games. 

“It wasn’t mind games,” Kidd told The Athletic on Tuesday after the Dallas Mavericks' practice. “But for whatever reason, everybody took it that way. Everybody was speculating, and no one really asked me that.”

Kidd and Brown also have a real relationship dating back to Brown's time at Cal.

“My whole thing was that, watching the Eastern Conference (playoffs), like, he has been (the Celtics’ best player),” Kidd said. “No one ever said I was wrong. Even their player said I wasn’t lying.”

Jerry West has passed away at the age of 86.

West played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960 until 1974 where he was a 10-time All-NBA First Team selection and two-time All-NBA Second Team pick. West was selected to the NBA's 35th, 50th and 75th anniversary teams.

As an executive, West won eight championships with six coming as the lead decision maker with the Lakers, and two additional titles as a consultant with the Golden State Warriors.

In recent years, West was a consultant for the Los Angeles Clippers. 

The New Orleans Pelicans have the 21st pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. It's not a lock that the Pelicans will keep that pick and select in that spot, however.

New Orleans could trade that pick to move back in the draft, while picking up additional second-round draft capital. Such a move would help balance out the Pelicans draft picks moving forward.

The Pelicans are flush with first-round draft picks in the coming years. They have all of their own picks, plus extra picks and swaps coming from the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks.

New Orleans doesn't have many second-round picks though. As of now, the Pelicans have a second-round pick only in 2030. All of the team's other day-two selections have been moved to other teams through various trades.

During a recent episode of The Pat McAfee Show, the topic of Jimmy Butler's future came up. NBA insider Shams Charania gave some insight into where Butler and the Miami Heat are at.

"My sense is Jimmy Butler does not want to be anywhere but Miami," Charania told Pat McAfee. "Sense is that he loves it in Miami. But again, he is extension-eligible this year. There are multiple teams out there that would give him an extension, and I think this is something that we'll see play out over the next month or so. The Heat don't want to trade him; he wants an extension. Will they give him an extension? That's the question."

Butler is reportedly looking for a two-year extension worth over $112 million. It's unclear if the Heat will offer that amount to the veteran wing. The Philadelphia 76ers have been rumored to have interest in a reunion with Butler, which could via a trade and eventual extension. Philadelphia projects to have over $60 million in cap space this offseason.

The NBA invited 12 players to attend the upcoming NBA Draft and wait in the green room, sources told Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

The players include: Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Donovan Clingan, Reed Sheppard, Matas Buzelis, Stephon Castle, Dalton Knecht, Tidjane Salaun, Ron Holland, Cody Williams, Devin Carter and Ja'Kobe Walter.

The league is expected to invite 11-12 more players.

Rob Dillingham and Nikola Topic did not receive green room invites for this initial round.  

Kristaps Porzingis suffered a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg at 3:27 of the third quarter of Game 2.

The injury is unrelated to Porzingis’s prior right calf injury, which was suffered in the first round of the playoffs. Porzngis missed five weeks with the injury before returning for Game 1.

After consultation with numerous specialists regarding this injury, his availability for upcoming games will be determined day-to-day.