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Sources: Lue finalizing 5-year deal to coach Clips Ty Lue, who served as an assistant for the LA Clippers last season, is finalizing a five-year deal to replace Doc Rivers as the team's head coach, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Doc out as Clippers head coach, sources say Doc Rivers is out as head coach of the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, following a season that fell well short of championship expectations after the team landed All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George last summer.

TONIGHT ☘️ ECF Game 5

🆚 Miami Heat
⏰ 8:30PM
📺 ESPN
🎙 98.5 The Sports Hub

The Miami Heat take the 3-1 series lead 🔥

37 points from Tyler Herro ‼️

Sources: NBA board, players to meet separately The NBA's board of governors and the players still inside the NBA's bubble will both meet at 11 a.m. ET Thursday as both sides continue to discuss how to proceed with the postseason, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews.

Bucks boycotting Game 5 over police shooting The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.

Sources: 76ers fire coach Brown after 7 seasons Brett Brown's firing is expected to be a precursor for changes in the Sixers' front office structure, sources told ESPN.

Timberwolves win top pick in NBA draft lottery The Minnesota Timberwolves won the NBA draft lottery Thursday night.

Sources: Knicks, Thibodeau finalizing 5-year deal The Knicks and Tom Thibodeau are finalizing a five-year deal to make him the team's new head coach, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The future NBA outlook of the 2019-20 season and 2020 summer:

- Training camp: June 30, July 7 travel to Orlando
- 2019-20 season: July 31
- Free agency: Oct. 18
- 2020-21 targets: Nov. 10 training camp, Dec. 1 opening night (can remain fluid) ****

The NBA's return plan includes 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams.

Here's who's in, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

Silver preps NBA players for challenges ahead Adam Silver outlined a potentially grim future for the NBA in a call with players, calling the pandemic the "single greatest challenge of all our lives."