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• Ex-NBA star, Olympian Bob Boozer dies at 75
  Former NBA star and 1960 Olympic gold medalist Bob Boozer has died. He was 75.
  
  
• Celtics back at practice, prepare for pivotal Game 5
  The Celtics player who needs a break the most this postseason isn't 34-year-old Paul Pierce, who's nursing a knee injury. Or 36-year old Ray Allen, who's got bone spurs in his ankle. Or even Kevin Garnett, who turned 36 on Saturday but is playing like he did a decade ago.
  
  
• Heat tweak lineup for Game 4, start Turiaf and Battier
  For the fourth time in four games, the Miami Heat have changed their starting lineup against the Indiana Pacers.
  
  
• Wade on tiff with coach: 'We're a family'
  Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused.
  
  
• Pacers' Stephenson apologizes for "choke" gesture
  Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson apologized for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James.
  
  
• Lakers' Blake, wife receive threatening messages via Twitter
  Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife received multiple online threats after he missed a big shot late in Game 2 of Los Angeles' second-round playoff series with Oklahoma City.
  
  
• Lakers' Gasol wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
  Pau Gasol probably would have been a doctor if he hadn't grown up to be 7 feet tall and awfully good at basketball.
  
  
• Despite first-round loss, Hawks pick up Drew's option
  The Atlanta Hawks have committed to Larry Drew for one more season.
  
  
• Heat cancel practice, media session following Game 3 loss
  The Miami Heat canceled practice and their media availability one day after a blowout loss in Game 3 to the Pacers.
  
  
• Texas boy suspended over shaved head scores tickets
  A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.