Former Vols prepare for NBA postseason
The NBA’s 2020-21 regular season and State Farm Play-in Tournament have concluded.
The NBA playoffs are set to begin Saturday.
Three former Vols will have a chance to compete for the NBA championship.
In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics and former Vol Grant Williams will begin its playoff run Saturday at 8 p.m. EDT (ABC) at Brooklyn.
The Nets are the No. 2 seed in the East and Boston earned a seventh seed with a, 118-100, victory over the Wizards.
Also in the East, Tobias Harris and the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers will open their first-round series Sunday against No. 8 Washington at Wells Fargo Center.
Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. EDT and the game will air on TNT.
In the Western Conference, the No. 5 Dallas Mavericks and former Vol Josh Richardson will open their postseason Saturday at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
Dallas will open its first-round series against the No. 4 Clippers at Staples Center in Los Angeles Saturday.
Tipoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. EDT and ESPN will broadcast the contest.
