Hello and welcome to the Evening News.
As the NBA regular season has concluded and the playoffs get set to begin, we’ll keep you updated every evening. What’s happening today?
Here’s the latest news around the league:
Joakim Noah questionable for the first round.
Doug Padilla of ESPNChicago.com reports that Joakim Noah’s lingering plantar fasciitis could keep him out for Chicago’s entire first round matchup with the Nets, according to Tom Thibodeau. 
On Thursday, Thibodeau acknowledged the possibility of Noah sitting the entire series, “It’s possible, yeah; he’s still day to day. If he has soreness, we’re going to take it as it comes.”
For the season, Noah averaged 11.9 points per game along with 11.1 rebounds. He earned his first All Star selection in February and figures to garner votes for the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award for the regular season.
If Noah is unable to play, the Bulls will likely turn to veteran Nazr Mohammed for the start in Game 1 against the Nets.
Cavaliers and Mike Brown have mutual interest in reunion.
Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Plain Dealer reports that the Cleveland Cavaliers have a strong interest to bring back former coach Mike Brown. After firing Byron Scott on Thursday, the Cavaliers plan to act fast to hire Brown as they are worried he will be heavily courted by other teams in the coming days.
Brown was the NBA’s Coach of the Year in 2009 and led the Cavaliers to a phenomenal 272-138 record in his first stint in Cleveland. 
Brown coached the Lakers at the start of the 2012 season and was fired after an embarrassing preseason and a disappointing first five games to the regular season.
According to sources, Mike Brown and Cavaliers’ general manager Chris Grant have a close relationship.
“If anybody calls, you have to listen,” Brown said in a telephone interview with the Plain Dealer. “I’m not rushing to get back to [coaching]. Whether it’s the Cavs situation or anybody else, it has to feel right for both sides. If they call, I wouldn’t hang up the phone. I’d definitely listen to what anybody has to say. But then you have to decide if it’s the right situation for myself, my family and the organization.”
Maloofs ask NBA to approve sale to Seattle group.
According to the Associated Press’ Antonio Gonzalez, the Maloof brothers have asked the other NBA owners to approve the sale of the Sacramento Kings to a group based out of Seattle.
The Maloofs said in a letter to the NBA’s relocation committee that there was “significant distance between us and the Sacramento group.” 
In January, the Maloofs agreed to sell 65% of the Kings to a Seattle-based group headed by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen at a NBA-record franchise valuation of $525 million. Hansen later voluntarily increased his valuation to $550 million to sweeten the deal even more.
The Maloofs need 16 NBA owners — a simple majority — to approve the sale.
