5:16 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — With home-court advantage throughout the playoffs already clinched, the Milwaukee Bucks have turned their attention toward managing their players’ health in preparation for the postseason. In that spirit, Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday due to a sore left calf. Coach Mike Budenholzer

11:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN INDIANAPOLIS — As the Boston Celtics have meandered their way through the regular season — failing to live up to their lofty preseason expectations — many around the NBA have been ready to abandon them as a potential option to emerge from the East. At some point, the reasoning goes,

12:59 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Paul Westphal and Sidney Moncrief are among the 2019 class to be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, sources told ESPN. A formal announcement will come on Saturday at the site of the NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis. Westphal was a five-time All-Star and was named to

4:16 PM ET Dwyane Wade, who is down to what could be the last four games of his career as the Miami Heat‘s playoff status remains in flux, says he will seek professional help to deal with life after basketball. In an interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols that aired Friday on The Jump, Wade said

1:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The last time the Milwaukee Bucks ended the regular season with the NBA’s best record, they also had the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. Forty-five years later, history might be about to repeat itself. Thanks to the latest spectacular performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo — who finished with 45 points,

12:19 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball and his agent, Harrison Gaines, have mutually agreed to part ways. “Harrison Gaines has been a trusted advisor and close friend for many years,” Ball told ESPN in a statement. “He guided my NBA career with integrity and always had my best interests at heart.” Although

3:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry was only in his second season in the NBA the last time LeBron James didn’t play in an NBA Finals. So now with James missing the playoffs altogether for the first time since the 2004-05 season with the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated from contention, Curry and the

7:09 AM ET Who should win the major NBA awards this season? And who will win? There’s a tight race for MVP between Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden, and a deep list of candidates for each trophy. With less than a week to go in the regular season, our ESPN Forecast panel offers its picks

11:05 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has sprained his left ankle in the first quarter against the Utah Jazz and left the game. Booker landed awkwardly as a pass came his way with 4:28 left in the quarter Wednesday night. He was attended to by training staff and the

2:57 PM ET Jordan SchultzESPN Close ESPN insider/analyst and correspondent for the “The Board Room” Co-host of the new hoops podcast, “Pull Up,” with CJ McCollum Former college 2-guard The Philadelphia 76ers plan to sign veteran center Greg Monroe on Thursday after they waive center Justin Patton, a league source told ESPN. The 28-year-old Monroe