Cleveland Cavaliers starting center Jarrett Allen did not practice as he continues to be slowed by a painful rib injury that could keep him out of Friday night’s critical Game 6 in Orlando.
Damian Lillard returned from his right Achilles injury, but the Bucks lost to the Pacers to end their season. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the entire playoff series because of a left calf strain.
The Pittsburgh Penguins fired assistant coach Todd Reirden on Friday, just over two weeks after the organization missed out on the playoffs for a second straight season.
Obi Toppin scored 21 points, T.J. McConnell had 20 points and nine assists and the Pacers won a playoff series for the first time in a decade, beating the Bucks 120-98 in Game 6.
The Jets’ Rick Bowness, Predators’ Andrew Brunette and Canucks’ Rick Tocchet are finalists for this year’s Jack Adams Award, which is given to the coach who “contributed the most to his team’s success.”
Katie Ledecky, the most decorated women’s swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, will be among 19 people to be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Running back Jaylen Warren said the Steelers special teams coordinator suggested quarterback Justin Fields could return kickoffs with the rule change preventing players from moving until the returner touches the ball.