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Former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts, Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham, Toronto Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin and Jackson are the four known candidates to have interviewed with the Lakers to date. Sources maintain that the Lakers’ search is moving deliberately at least in part because L.A. wants to see if Philadelphia’s Doc Rivers or Utah’s Quin Snyder makes it to the open market this offseason.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

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Mark Jackson was indeed a Klutch client in the past and, sources say, maintains a strong relationship with Klutch CEO Rich Paul, whose foremost client, of course, is the Lakers’ LeBron James. There is undeniably a level of support within the Klutch camp for Jackson’s candidacy with the Lakers, but Jackson’s chances of finally getting another NBA coaching shot after an eight-year wait are much stronger with Sacramento.
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Even the NBA’s undeniable GOATs struggle with team success, though usually, that happens away from before or after their peak years.

Callie Caplan: Jason Kidd said he never considered challenging Luka Doncic’s fifth foul last night, despite Luka’s frustration on the sideline: “It’s all right for him to be frustrated. … I love that he expressed himself.”
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JD Shaw: The Sixers are currently listing Joel Embiid as questionable to play in Game 4 tomorrow. Something tells me he’ll be active again.
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Austin Krell: Doc on the decision to go with Paul Reed over DeAndre Jordan off the bench: “It wasn’t much of a decision for us. Paul basically played the same role that he played in the first two games and that’s where we liked him, coming off the bench and matching him up in those minutes.”
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One note on Gobert: The Toronto Raptors are among the teams who would have a degree of interest in trading for him if he’s made available, sources say. Would Brooklyn be interested in Rudy Gobert? The Nets would need to include Ben Simmons in almost any trade to satisfy salary requirements.
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Several outlets, including SNY, reported that the Nets had been open to talking to teams about potential Kyrie Irving trades during that time. Obviously, nothing came to fruition. But some members of the Lakers organization discussed the possibility of trading for Irving during that stretch of the season, sources say.
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Mitchell Robinson and the Knicks can agree to an extension until June 30. The two sides discussed an extension over the course of the season. At one point prior to the trade deadline, the sides were far apart on the numbers for a possible extension. Based on that, it seems that Robinson will enter the summer as an unrestricted free agent.
Source: SportsNet New York

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LeBron James received a lot of heat for the Lakers’ struggles this season, but Magic Johnson tells TMZ Sports he still wants to see LBJ in a Lakers uniform for the foreseeable future. We spoke with Magic — who won 5 titles with the Lakers during his career — out in L.A. this week, and asked him if the Lake Show should trade its 37-year-old superstar after the team missed the playoffs this season. Magic told us absolutely not … saying he wants LeBron in the purple and gold “for a long time.”
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The Spanish forward is technically under contract with the Jazz for next season, but his 2022-23 salary is non-guaranteed, meaning the Jazz could choose to move on from him. While that does make things a little uncertain, he’s not stressing about it. “I’m not really worried about the contract situation. I haven’t even thought about next year yet,” Hernangomez said on a Zoom call with Utah reporters Friday.
Source: Sarah Todd @ deseret.com

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Andrew Greif: A source has confirmed Robert Covington’s two-year, $24 million extension to stay with the Clippers, as @wojespn first reported. Gives the team another switchable, multi-positional forward to throw at teams. Jesse Beer: Hey Andrew is the contract fully guaranteed. Andrew Greif: Yeah, it’s a full guarantee, no option deal.
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Joel Embiid said that he didn’t believe that Siakam, who is a fellow native of Cameroon, didn’t intentionally hit him with the elbow. He also gave a very long, thoughtful answer on the interactions between fans and players in general in today’s NBA, including hearing “F— Embiid” chants throughout the series and how the fans there reacted after he was struck in the face. “I don’t think it was intentional,” Embiid said. “That’s my guy, obviously. It’s unfortunate. I don’t think he meant to do it. But... Читать дальше...

The Lakers interviewed former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts and former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson in their search to replace Frank Vogel as head coach. Assistants Darvin Ham (Milwaukee) and Adrian Griffin (Toronto) have also spoken with the Lakers about the job.
Source: Dan Woike @ Los Angeles Times

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The Memphis Grizzlies play against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center

The Phoenix Suns (2-0) play against the Dallas Mavericks (2-2) at American Airlines Center

Game Time: 9:30 PM EDT on Friday May 6, 2022

Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Lakers have interviewed former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson for their head coaching job, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . Jackson is among the finalists for the Sacramento Kings head coach opening.
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Adrian Wojnarowski: The Lakers interviewed former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts for the franchise’s coaching job this week, sources tell ESPN. Stotts made the playoffs in eight straight seasons with Blazers, including two trips to conference semifinals and a berth in conference finals.
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Tim Bontemps: Sitting in the front row for tonight’s game: Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell.
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The Miami Heat (2-1) play against the Philadelphia 76ers (2-2) at Wells Fargo Center

Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Friday May 6, 2022

Adrian Wojnarowski: Sixers star Joel Embiid will return for Game 3 vs. Miami tonight, sources tell ESPN. Doc Rivers said he could be limited in minutes, because of minimal conditioning in the past week.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

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Anthony Chiang: Kyle Lowry is back in the Heat starting lineup.
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Kyle Neubeck: Rivers says Joel Embiid is still listed as doubtful, will go through his warmup and they’ll take it from there (as anticipated)
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Barry Jackson: Heat said Kyle Lowry will warm up with intention of playing after missing four games with hamstring
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Chris Mannix: Marcus Smart listed as probable for Game 3, per Celtics
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