In the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat will take on the Philadelphia 76ers, while the Boston Celtics will face off against the defending champions Milwaukee Bucks.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns will battle the Dallas Mavericks, while the Golden State Warriors will look to beat the up-and-coming Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference.
Joel Embiid will be out indefinitely after suffering an orbital fracture on the right side of his face in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors, per NBA.com.
The five-time All-Star was hit with an elbow on the face by fellow Cameroon native Pascal Siakam.
According to the Indy Star, Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers is getting sued by an Indiana Pacers fan he confronted in late March.
Geske, meanwhile, is also suing the Blazers, Haynes and Yahoo! for their role in the defamation and invasion of privacy by false light suit.
Brown suffered the injury late in their Game 4 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
The Memphis Grizzlies came back from another double-digit deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of their 2022 NBA playoffs matchup.
The Grizzlies won their first playoff series since 2015 and will face the Golden State Warriors in the second round.
Jamal Murray missed the entire season for the Denver Nuggets, while Michael Porter Jr.
With just Nikola Jokic this season, Denver made the postseason, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in five games.
