News archive: Saturday, May 09, 2015
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Injuries
Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will miss Saturday's Game 3 against the Atlanta Hawks with a fractured wrist.
Suspensions & fines
Clippers forward-center Glen Davis has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for violating the league's anti-flopping rules during Game 3 against the Rockets.
Injuries
The Cavs say Kyrie Irving has a right foot strain. The All-Star point guard had imaging done on the foot in the past week.
Injuries
Pau Gasol has a strained left hamstring and will undergo an MRI on Saturday. The Chicago Bulls center is unsure if he will be able to play Sunday in Game 4.
NCAA news:
Tennessee has added Canadian forward Kyle Alexander to its recruiting class. The school announced that the 6-foot-10 Alexander had signed his letter of intent.
NBA games
Austin Rivers scored a career playoff-high 25 points while sparking a decisive run to end the third quarter leading the Clippers to a 124-99 victory.
Videos
Derrick Rose banked a 3-pointer in at the buzzer and scored 30 points Friday night to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 99-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Suspensions & fines
Clippers forward Matt Barnes has been fined $50K for directing inappropriate language at a fan. The fan in question was the mother of Rockets' James Harden.
News
Wizards head coach Randy Wittman vehemently denied a report on Friday alleging that point guard John Wall and team medical staffers "clashed" with each other.
Suspensions & fines
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has been fined $25,000 for pushing a fan, it was announced Friday by Rod Thorn, President, Basketball Operations.