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Klay Thompson, who was diagnosed with a concussion after suffering an injury during Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on May 27, has completed the NBA’s concussion protocol and has been cleared to play for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Source: NBA.com/Warriors

(Chris) Bosh has resumed court work for the first time since being sidelined at the February All-Star break due to blood clots on his lung, working Tuesday with coach Erik Spoelstra, assistant coach David Fizdale, among others. Source: Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel

New Orleans native Robert Pack will be joining Alvin Gentry’s staff as an assistant, league sources said Tuesday afternoon. Although Pack has yet to sign a contract with the Pelicans, a source said, but a verbal agreement has been reached. Pack is expected to work with the guards. Pack graduated from Lawless in 1987 and […]

Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry underwent successful surgery this morning to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, the team announced today. Landry will begin rehabilitation immediately and is expected to be out approximately four to five months. Source: NBA.com/Kings

Greek forward Kostas Papanikolaou spoke to the TV show “Pick and Roll” of “OTE TV” for his first NBA season and his NBA future, which for now includes only the NBA and the Rockets. As he said: “As you know there’s a team option. They said to me that they want me to stay, that I […]

But (LeBron) James doesn’t seem all that impressed with the Warriors’ defensive versatility. “They’ve still got the same uniform on. My approach doesn’t change, no matter who’s guarding me,” James told Cleveland reporters days before Thursday’s Game 1. “They have multiple bodies that they will put on me, but it doesn’t affect what I need […]

(Billy) Donovan will keep Oklahoma City assistant Mark Bryant and Darko Rajakovic on staff, and likely make former Alabama coach Anthony Grant his No. 3 assistant coach, league sources said. The Thunder are still searching for an assistant coach with a strong defensive pedigree, sources said. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports

Marreese Speights was a full participant in Tuesday’s practice and was declared available to play in Game 1 by Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. The reserve forward/center, who averaged 10.4 points per game as the team’s most consistent bench scorer during the regular season, has missed eight games with a right calf strain. Source: Rusty […]

Kristaps Porzingis said he’s currently 230 pounds, foresees putting on as much as 30 pounds before he gets to his ideal NBA playing weight. Source: Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated on Twitter