After letting Game 2 slip away at home, Toronto took advantage of a battered Golden State team playing without Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney. The Toronto Raptors took advantage against the Warriors’ depleted lineup, surviving everything that Stephen Curry could throw at them in a 123-109 victory. The Raptors, who took a two-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven series, are two wins from their first title. Game 4 is Friday night at Oracle Arena.

Kevin Durant still isn’t ready to return for the Golden State Warriors as he works back from a strained right calf he suffered during the Western Conference semifinals.

Durant didn’t practice with the Warriors on Tuesday leading into Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and he has yet to get on the court for a structured session with the two-time defending champions since getting injured on May 8. Durant was set to some work on the court later Tuesday at the practice facility.

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The Golden State Warriors are certainly not the healthiest group and the team is still dealing with a host of injuries heading into Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

On Tuesday, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed that star forward Kevin Durant will miss Game 3 as he works his way back from a calf injury. In addition, Kerr revealed that Klay Thompson remains questionable with a mild hamstring strain and forward Andre Iguodala will play in Game 3.

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For those of you who haven’t been following the NBA Finals, 1) are you dim? And 2) a bit of a culture war is permeating the playoff series involving the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors. At its center is rapper Drake, Grammy-winning artist, Toronto Raptors self-proclaimed No. 1 fan, and official franchise ambassador.

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal said if he were in a general manager position for his former team he'd be going out of his way to haul in coveted free agents.

O'Neal said he'd have a detailed three-phase plan to help fix the Los Angeles Lakers, and he would bluntly put out his marketing pitch to players like Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson.

Two weeks after Yahoo Sports reported that he will decline his $10.2 million option to remain a Maverick this upcoming season and instead explore free agency, Dwight Powell on Tuesday somewhat clarified his position.

"I did not have any conversation prior to that article coming out with whoever wrote it, so I don't know where their information came from," Powell told The News, after helping to dedicate a new Mavs Tech Center in East Dallas. "I did not have any conversation with anybody about that."

New Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel already confirmed that the team had hired Jason Kidd as an assistant coach, despite the organization not announcing it themselves yet. And it appears that Kidd will be well-compensated for joining on.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers are opening up their pocket books to bring on Kidd, further confirming just how much the front office wanted him on staff: