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George Hill was forced to miss Game 5 against the New York Knicks after he suffered a concussion in Game 4. Hill was set to go through a bunch of league mandated tests on Friday night and he is not expected to play in Game 6 on Saturday, reports The Indianapolis Star.

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Chris Copeland made the rookie minimum of $473,604 this season and the forward is looking for a big raise. Copeland will be a restricted free agent this summer if the Knicks tender him the qualifying offer of $988,872 by June 30.

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Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew will likely not get a new contract from general manager Danny Ferry and during a meeting this week he was told that it was okay to check out other opportunities. Drew is going to do just that as he is set to interview with the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.

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Left foot and ankle issues related to bone spurs hindered Kevin Garnett for a portion of this season and luckily he won't need any surgeries to fix the problems, reports the Boston Herald.

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There has been a lot of speculation that Michael Jordan will request to change the Charlotte Bobcats to the Charlotte Hornets since New Orleans dropped the nickname to become the Pelicans. According to CBSSports.com's Will Brinson, Charlotte has started the process to make it come to fruition.

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The Portland Trail Blazers currently occupy the No. 10 selection in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft, but they could move into the Top-3 during Tuesday's lottery. According to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com, Portland may attempt to move up if it doesn't happen via the lottery draw because they really want Indiana's Victor Oladipo.

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It looks like the Toronto Raptors may finally be nearing a decision on whether to retain president and general manager Bryan Colangelo. Per the Toronto Star's Doug Smith, "According to NBA sources, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment — and new chief executive officer Tim Leiweke — has to decide by Monday on whether to pick up Colangelo’s option year for 2013-14."

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We quite often hear that an NBA team has made a promise to a prospect that they will draft him if he is still on the board when their turn comes up in the draft. Of course, those promises are as good as the paper on which they are written, which means such handshake agreements rarely come to fruition. For instance, last season, the Phoenix Suns reportedly made a promise to take Dion Waiters with their No. 13 pick, but he ended up going to the Cleveland Cavaliers with the fourth overall pick.

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It remains unclear whether Vinny Del Negro will be brought back for the 2013-14 campaign; his current contract with the Los Angeles Clippers expires June 30. However, a resolution about this matter could be wrapped up in the near future. Per Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com. Del Negro is expected to meet with Clippers owner Donald Sterling over the weekend.

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New Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough already has talked to interim head coach Lindsey Hunter about filling their HC job permanently, but he may be a long shot for that role. According to Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic, McDonough appears prepared to leave no stone unturned during his head coach search.

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Danilo Gallinari still hasn't begun his recovery in full from a season-ending knee injury, because reconstructing the joint is being done in two stages. Several weeks after he was felled in early April, he had his torn meniscus repaired at the end of that month. Now, he is set to have his torn ACL repaired in three weeks, according to Sportando.net.

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The Golden State Warriors proved to be the darlings of the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs, but, alas, their season is over. Looking ahead, things appear promising for their roster, because they have no restricted free agents and Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry (player option) are their only key unrestricted free agents. Jack's tremendous 2012-13 campaign should boost his free-agent stock plenty, which could make it financially difficult for the cap-strapped Warriors to keep him, but he didn't hold back his love for the Warriors when he talked to reporters after losing to the San Antonio Spurs.

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So, after much drama, the Sacramento Kings are not going to move to Seattle, and the Maloofs are not going to own the team anymore. New ownership likely won't be the only change we see at the top of the organization, though. According to USAToday.com's Sam Amick, it sounds like GM Geoff Petrie and coach Keith Smart are expected to be shown the door and some replacement candidates may already be waiting in he wings.

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Yesterday, we noted that the Detroit Pistons, curiously, have not talked to local hero Trey Burke, while the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Pelicans are among the 11 teams scheduled to chat him up at the combine this week. Of great interest to his draft value is that he measured in at a legit six feet (5-foot-11.75 shoeless, 6-foot-1.25 sporting his kicks), because small point guards typically struggle on defense at the next level, where PGs come bigger and stronger.

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