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The NBA is reviewing Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade's elbow to Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson's head, a person familiar with the review told USA TODAY Sports under the condition of anonymity. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak while NBA vice president of basketball Stu Jackson's office looked at the play. USA Today Sports

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When Indiana Pacers guard George Hill knocked down four big free throws in the final 50 seconds of the Pacers’ Eastern Conference-evening Game 2 win Friday night, one of George’s biggest fans was glued to a TV set some 1,000 miles away. “I watched the whole game,” San Antonio Spurs point guard and Hill’s former teammate Tony Parker said following Saturday morning’s shootaround in preparation for tonight’s Game 3 of the Western Conference finals (9 p.m. ET, ESPN). “We’ve been texting the whole playoffs. I always follow George. He’s like my little brother, so I always text him.” NBA.com

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He just couldn’t take the “W” and go home. Mark Boyle had to act like the unprofessional he is, embarrassing himself and the Indiana Pacers franchise in the process. “These losers are leaving,” the Pacers play-by-play radio announcer said of the Miami fans at Game 2 in Miami. “They are flocking to the exits with their team down by three. This city does not only not deserve this team, they don’t deserve any team.” Page Q

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After George leaped into the rafters to impale the 6-foot-10 Chris Andersen with a dunk, James rushed the ball down the floor and hit a 30-footer at the buzzer of the third period. It was a magnificent sequence, two spectacular plays within a 5.1-second window that inspired James to change direction on his way to the Heat's huddle. James chased down George, reached out his hand and pressed palm on palm. "I got you back, young fella," James told him. For a moment, George had to gather himself. Here unfolded a most surreal scene in a surreal rise out of mid-major college basketball, the evolution of James' dutiful understudy into James' problem. "That was a moment for me," George said, "that I'll always remember." Yahoo! Sports

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"I've got the most respect for LeBron," George said. "I look up to him." Ten months ago, this was George's mandate: Get into Bryant and Durant, Anthony and James. Get into the NBA's biggest stars and learn the most valuable lessons of all. "I want to be great," George said. "I want to be a leader in this league. For me, that was a front-row seat for how to be one of the best players in this league." Yahoo! Sports

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, LeBron James, Paul George 

Chris Tomasson: George Hill’s exact God quote on LeBron James: “The only person that’s, you know, more scarier than that and, that’s, you know, God.’’ Twitter @christomasson

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, LeBron James, George Hill 

Chris Tomasson: Here's LeBron's full response to George Hill saying that only God is scarier than him. "I'm nowhere near close,'' James said. "I made two mistakes tonight. That hurt our team. And that hurt more than anything. Let my teammates down. They expect me to make plays down the stretch, and I had the ball with the opportunity to make a couple of plays and I came up short. That burns. But the best thing about it is this isn't college. It's not one loss and you're done. I have another opportunity to get better in Game 3, and if I'm put in that position again, to be able to learn from it.'' Sulia

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Scott Agness: Roy Hibbert: "We're not going to back down. They could be the champs, but we're coming for them." Twitter @ScottAgness

Indiana Pacers, Roy Hibbert 

Ethan J. Skolnick: Hibbert on getting shot blocked: "I learned my damn lesson." Twitter @EthanJSkolnick

Indiana Pacers, Roy Hibbert 

Scott Agness: Vogel: "That's how Larry Bird put this team together. As a true team…It's balanced, and it's difficult to guard." Twitter @ScottAgness

Indiana Pacers, Frank Vogel 

Tom Haberstroh: Vogel on LeBron's late TOs: "I'm not sure how we did it, other than we exhibited great will." Translation: He's not sure how they did it. Twitter @tomhaberstroh

Indiana Pacers, LeBron James, Frank Vogel 

Angelo Sharpless is set to workout for the Washington Wizards on June 3, then heads to Orlando on June 15 and Indiana June 22. Elizabeth City Daily Advance

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Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert is not backing down from the Miami Heat, and he's not backing down from his Twitter comment, accusing Shane Battier of a deliberate knee to Hibbert's midsection. At the Pacers' Friday morning shootaround, he stood by his tweet. "I'm just going to be there to protect the paint," Hibbert said. "I wasn't whining. I was just saying it was a play that I personally thought it wasn't a regular shooting motion for a layup. … No matter what I'm going to be there. It's playoff basketball. We're tough guys. We'll keep playing. "I read something where someone said it was inadvertent. I was calling shenanigans on that." USA Today Sports

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Chris Tomasson: A day after Roy Hibbert tweet Shane Battier said not talking before a game for 1st time I know of this season Twitter @christomasson

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Roy Hibbert, Shane Battier 

Pacers guard George Hill had ice on his sprained left big toe after the team’s shootaround Friday morning, but said he would be ready to play Friday in Game 2 of the team’s Eastern Conference finals series against Miami, report’s TNT analyst David Aldridge. Hill suffered the injury in the second half of Game 1 on Wednesday. NBA.com

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Pacers center Roy Hibbert criticized Battier on Twitter on Thursday for a play in Game 1 where Battier kneed him in the midsection on a drive to the basket. Battier was called for an offensive foul. Hibbert said the blow was intentional and was aimed at getting him to not be as aggressive in defending the rim. "I've never seen [Battier] do that before. I didn't think that was cool of him. ... I personally thought it wasn't a regular shooting motion for a layup, his knee was out to begin with," Hibbert said after the Pacers' shootround Friday. "It was him saying, 'I'll hit you first now and maybe you won't be there later on,' and I'm saying I'm going to be there." ESPN.com

Indiana Pacers, Roy Hibbert 

Ira Winderman: Sun Sentinel learns following NBA review of fouls in Game 1, the upgrade to flagrant is ... Mahinmi foul on LeBron 11:38 left in the fourth. Twitter @IraHeatBeat

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, LeBron James, Ian Mahinmi 

Ira Winderman: The Ian Mahinmi foul was a grab of LeBron James' arm that the Sun Sentinel has learned has been upgraded by NBA to a Flagrant 1. Twitter @IraHeatBeat

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, LeBron James, Ian Mahinmi 

On Thursday, Southerland's agent, Mark Bartelstein of Chicago-based Priority Sports, said James Southerland already had eight more visits with NBA teams scheduled. According to Bartelstein, Southerland will work out for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz over the next few weeks. "He's visiting a bunch of teams,'' Bartelstein said. "He's going to be very, very busy.'' The Post-Standard

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Ken Berger: Brian Shaw's agent, Jerome Stanley, tells @CBSSports his client hasn't spoken with any teams about head coaching jobs. Twitter @KBergCBS

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