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Celtics guard Marcus Smart (ankle) and Heat guard Tyler Herro (groin) missed Monday night’s Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference final, which ended after the Star’s deadline. Story at thestar.com

One day after re-signing for $1.6 million (U.S.) over two years, Toronto-born Leaf Mark Giordano said he never expected to leave in free agency: “Financially, I’m in a good spot. So, I wasn’t worried about hard negotiating ... I want to do what I can to help the team win.”