The former Duke basketball center has been upgraded to questionable for the Mavericks' Game 5 showdown in Minnesota.
At 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, the Dallas Mavericks, featuring Luka Doncic and 2010-11 Duke basketball one-and-done Kyrie Irving, look to bounce back from Tuesday night's 105-100 Game 4 home loss by closing out their Western Conference Finals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road.in 7-foot-1 rookie Dereck Lively II, who is the squad's primary enforcer down low, even if in a reserve role.The Mavericks are 3-0 in the series when Lively has played.
Should Dallas advance, Dereck Lively II and Kyrie Irving would face 2016-17 Duke basketball one-and-done Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics beginning next Thursday. It would mark the first time that three former Blue Devils have appeared in the same NBA Finals.Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of FanNation's Blue Devil Country and All Tar Heels, covering the Duke Blue Devils and UNC Tar Heels on SI.com.
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