Similar Stories to Celtics Without Marcus Smart, Al Horford For East Finals Game 1 Vs. Heat, Joining Miami’s Lowry As Out on Bing News

A potentially seismic shift hit the Eastern Conference finals less than three hours prior to Tuesday night’s start of Game 1 at FTX Arena, when the Boston Celtics announced that forward Al Horford had entered NBA health-and-safety protocols and would be out for the series opener against the Miami Heat. The designation not only had Horford out for Tuesday’s start of the best-of-seven series, but also, based on the NBA’s required quarantine in such cases, possibly out for Thursday night’s Game 2 at FTX Arena and Saturday’s Game 3 at TD Garden. “We found out about Al about two hours ago,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said, less than two hours before tipoff. Udoka indicated that upcoming testing results could impact the timing of a Horford return. “He’s feeling fine,” Udoka said, “and we’ll go from there, wait to see results of tests and future tests.” Udoka said he was unaware of any contact-tracing issues with others on the team. It is the third time this season Horford, 35, has entered NBA protocols. In addition, the Celtics announced that a second starter, point guard Marcus Smart, would miss the series opener due to the right mid-foot sprain sustained during Sunday’s Game 7 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks that advanced them to the East finals against the Heat. Smart was listed as questionable earlier in the day.

More Sports News

Jamal Murray “in and out” of Nuggets’ practices with calf injury leading up to Game 1 vs. Timberwolves
Denver Post, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 04:43 PM
Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray has been “in and out” of Denver’s two practices this week leading up to the second round of the NBA playoffs, coach Michael Malone said Friday. Murray is dealing with a left calf strain, which he played through Monday night in Denver’s first-round series finale against the Los Angeles Lakers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Service dog bites passenger, American Airlines employee at Denver International Airport
Denver Post, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 04:20 PM
A service dog bit two people last week at Denver International Airport. Related Articles Colorado News | Mascots Dinger, Rocky and Bernie star in Southwest Airlines’ “Big Flex” marketing push Colorado News | Cinco de Mayo, Blossom Party, Star Wars Day and more things to do in Denver this week Colorado News | Guatemala becoming tourism hot spot for young travelers Colorado News | Southwest Airlines kills 3 nonstop routes from DIA, cuts back on flights to 2 other airports Colorado News | Colorado weather: Tornadoes, up to 2-inch hail forecast in Eastern Plains The airport’s media team confirmed that an incident took place last week between an employee of American Airlines and a passenger with a service dog.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Injured Avs needed break, but healthy ones won’t get rusty as they await next foe: “We’re going to go to work”
Denver Post, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 04:08 PM
There’s no question who a couple of the Colorado Avalanche players were rooting for Friday night when the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights met in Game 6 of their opening-round series. The Avs made it out of a first-round win against the Winnipeg Jets relatively healthy. Jonathan Drouin did not play in the series because of a skate-cut on his leg during Game 82 of the regular season against Edmonton.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
University of Denver hockey bobbleheads honor record 10th national championship
Denver Post, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 01:05 PM
University of Denver hockey fans can now buy a fun reminder of the team’s historic season to set on the shelf. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a series of DU hockey bobbleheads on Friday to commemorate the Pioneers’ record 10th NCAA national championship. Related Articles College Sports | DU defenseman Sean Behrens signs three-year entry-level contract with Avalanche College Sports | DU hockey’s Massimo Rizzo, Shai Buium sign entry-level NHL contracts College Sports | Keeler: DU goalie Matt Davis has new goal for Pioneers hockey in 2025.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards is quickly becoming face of the NBA
Denver Post, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 12:49 PM
His answers to questions in media availabilities have been viral sensations ever since he bragged about his ability to dominate any activity to local sports broadcaster Marney Gellner for a “Wolves +” podcast. His highlights are just as enthralling, dating back to his epic dunk over then-Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe. Since his rookie season, everything Anthony Edwards has done has screamed superstar.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Nikola Jokic’s supposed indifference toward basketball? A third MVP will disprove that myth: “Just put your TV on mute.”
Denver Post, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 07:45 AM
The celebrity cameo on the early-morning bus didn’t get any less surprising after the first time. In fact, it became even more so, once Christian Braun realized it was a trend and not a one-time occurrence. Optional shootarounds are only optional for a select few. “It’s always mandatory for the first-, second-, third-year guys,” Braun said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Similar Stories to Celtics Without Marcus Smart, Al Horford For East Finals Game 1 Vs. Heat, Joining Miami’s Lowry As Out on Bing News

Welcome to Wopular

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Sports News