There is no update to Tyler Herro's status for Game 2 as he recovers from a broken hand.

"We're doing this game-by-game. I'll let you know [Sunday]. The status hasn't changed. You can read into that," said Erik Spoelstra on Saturday.

Herro is expected to return for Game 3 should he miss Game 2.

Caleb Martin also missed Saturday's practice due to an illness. 

Brandon Ingram missing 29 consecutive games this past season due to a left toe contusion lead to "significant frustration" within the New Orleans Pelicans organization, according to Christian Clark of Nola.com.

With Willie Green initially describing the injury as "day-to-day," several people within the team felt that Ingram could have returned to the court sooner.

It was reported earlier this week that the Pelicans were restructuring its player care and performance team this offseason.

Sources add that they would be surprised if Aaron Nelson, who was in charge of the department, returns to the team next season.  

Julius Randle underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle, the New York Knicks announced on Saturday.

Randle is expected to be ready by training camp.

Randle will be able to resume basketball activities later this summer.

Randle missed the end of the regular season due to a sprained ankle, then re-aggravated the injury in the playoffs. 

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Aleksej Pokusevski suffered a small fracture in his right humerus during an offseason workout. Per the team, Pokusevski will re-evaluated in four to six weeks.

Pokusevski is coming off somewhat of a lost season. He played in only 34 games in his third year, due to various injuries. The most serious was a non-displaced fracture in his left tibial plateau. That injury caused Pokusevski to miss the bulk of the second half of the season.

The 7-foot forward/center has one season remaining on his rookie scale contract. Pokusevski is extension-eligible this offseason, but it's unclear where the Thunder see him as part of their long-term future.

There is a possibility that Tyler Herro could return for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Herro will ramp up to his workouts to see how his surgically repaired right hand holds up before making a final decision.

Should Herro not return for Game 2, there is increasing confidence that he would be ready for Game 3. 

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. admits that there were moments of doubt when he underwent a third back surgery in five years. Porter was left to wonder "Why me?" as we awaited that third surgery.

“For a lot of guys, that’s career-ending, one of those surgeries,” Porter said. “This is after two of them.

“I thought I had kind of gotten over everything, and now I have to get a third one? I don’t know if anyone’s ever played—especially at my young age—after three back surgeries.

“I was just over it,” he says.

Porter has made it back and has been an integral part of the Nuggets run to the 2023 NBA Finals. But Porter said that's come from an ongoing commitment to just be able to take the floor.

“All the extra work that most guys have to put in, which is a lot, I’m having to do three times that much just to be able to play,” Porter said, adding: “Basically, my whole life revolves around just trying to be able to stay healthy.”

Tyler Herro will miss Game 1 of the NBA Finals as he recovers from a broken hand, announced Erik Spoelstra.

It was reported earlier this week that Herro could return for Game 3. 

The New Orleans Pelicans are set to restructure its player care and performance team this offseason, sources told Christian Clark of Nola.com.

Aaron Nelson, previously of the Suns, has been in charge of the department for four years.

Under his watch, the team has finished seventh, 27th, 20th, and seventh in games lost due to injury.

Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram combined to miss 90 games last season, which reportedly included frustration about Ingram's lost time.

Robert Williams threw up during Game 7 as he's been battling a stomach virus.

Williams played in only 14 minutes in the game though he scored eight points on 4-for-5 shooting with six rebounds.

Williams appeared in 35 games during the 22-23 season as he returned from offseason knee surgery.

Tyler Herro is likely to make his return for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, sources told Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.

Herro broke his right hand in Game 1 of the first round against the Bucks.