HoopsHype: Atlanta Hawks

Tim Reynolds: Celtics Center 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. He’s day-to-day.
Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds

Tim MacMahon: Luka Doncic received a pain-killing injection before Game 2 to numb the area of his thoracic contusion, sources tell @malika_andrews and me. The expectation is that Doncic will get another shot before Game 3.
Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon

Scott Agnes: Former Pacer Paul George will join ESPN as a guest analyst on NBA Countdown for Games 3 and 4 of the #NBAFinals in Dallas, per the network. First JJ Redick and Josh Hart, and now PG — another podcaster who has received a massive network TV opportunity. @PodcastPShow
Source: Twitter @ScottAgness

Noah Dalzell: Jason Kidd asked to evaluate the job the Mavs have done defensively on Jayson Tatum: “He’s one of the best players in the world, so you’re trying to just make it tough.”
Source: x.com

Bobby Krivitsky: “I feel good. Don’t want to give any more details.” Luka Doncic is understandably tight-lipped about what he’s playing through. But he did discuss the increased intensity and physicality that come with playing on the NBA Finals stage.
Source: x.com

Marc J. Spears: Unanimous Media will debut Heat Check, a new Audible podcast hosted by Stephen and Dell Curry, on 6/13. The podcast will “pull back the curtain on their family’s journey, told through the lens of a father and son, while talking about the biggest names throughout NBA history.”
Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears

Kevon Looney: “I don’t have full control over my destiny, so I kind of gotta play the waiting game, control what I can control. I’ve been here my whole career. I don’t know anything else, so you know, you always want to finish what you started and be somewhere for the whole career, but I’ve been in this business long enough. I know that’s not realistic, so I’m preparing myself for whatever. My family’s out here. The Bay’s been great to me. They treat me like family. I grew up here, so I haven’t really thought about too far. Читать дальше...

David Hardisty: Trevor Ariza says the best scorer he ever played with was James Harden with the #Rockets. (Note: Ariza also played with Kobe Bryant 2007-2009) “The sh*t he was doing, it was crazy. Just being on the court, sometimes you’d kind of like fall asleep just watching bro. Like damn, he really did that?” Via @TidalLeague
Source: Twitter @clutchfans

SKWEEK: Astroball practice this morning for the prodigy Zaccharie Risacher! Tomorrow, he will head to the USA for several workouts, including with San Antonio and Atlanta!

This year’s international player riding a wave of hype as we near the NBA Draft is Nikola Djurisic, who plays for Mega Basket, a Serbian powerhouse that has produced several NBA players. Born into an athletic family, his father is former pro footballer Duško Djurisic, and his mother is former Olympian and pro volleyball player Vesna Čitaković.