The New York Knicks have received permission from the Boston Celtics to interview Jay Larranaga.

Larranaga met with the Knicks last week.

Larranaga, 43, is a rising young coach, who has been with the Celtics for six seasons, the last four as Stevens’ top assistant.

Larranaga is known for his player development. 

Marcus Morris has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of the officiating.

Morris made his comments to the media following the Celtics’ 116-92 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on April 20 at BMO Harris Bradley Center.

What happened in three snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday, April 17.

The following graphics show the Net Rating, Offensive Rating and Defensive Rating rankings for all 16 teams in the 2018 NBA Playoffs.

The Boston Celtics announced Kyrie Irving underwent successful surgery on Saturday to remove two screws in his left patella.

“The surgery went exactly as planned, and we expect Kyrie to be fully healthy for training camp in the fall,” said Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge.

Irving is expected to need four to five months to recover from the procedure.

The Boston Celtics have agreed to sign Jonathan Gibson for the remainder of the season.

The Celtics need depth at guard with Kyrie Irving out for the season.

Gibson averaged 33.7 points per game this season in China.

Kyrie Irving will undergo knee surgery and miss the remainder of the regular season and playoffs.

The procedure will remove two screws implanted in his left patella after the patellar fracture he suffered during the NBA Finals in 2015.

Following a mid-March procedure to remove a tension wire that had been implanted at the same time as the screws, pathology indicated the presence of a bacterial infection at the site of the hardware. To ensure that no infection remains in the knee, the screws will be removed. The fracture in Irving’s patella has completely healed, and his knee remains structurally sound. 

Gordon Hayward has begun light on-court jogging as he continues his recovery from a fractured ankle.

Trainer Jason Smeathers noted it was Hayward's first on-court run since the injury when he tweeted: "Doing some pace setting for [Hayward] for the first jog back on the court."

Hayward had been running on the team's alter-G anti-gravity treadmill and slowly ramping himself up to a level where he could be cleared to begin running on his full bodyweight.

Brad Stevens stressed that Hayward is still a "long, long way away" from basketball activities and reaffirmed that he's not playing this season.

"I saw that video. It's pretty slow running," Stevens said. "I was up there watching it the other morning when they [filmed] that. The next step of his progression is once every three days he gets on the court and does that. So as you can see it was about 20 percent speed, nothing lateral, no jumping. So a long, long way away.

"We've said it before: We can talk about the videos. He's not playing. But he might travel [with the team], and maybe we'll list him as something."