New York will play the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs in the finals. The Western Conference finals is tied at two games apiece with Game 5 to be played on Tuesday.
The penalties for performance-enhancing drug use in the NBA are a 25-game suspension for the first offense, a 55-game suspension for the second offense and dismissal from the NBA on the third offense.
Members of the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors, who won recent championships, had declined to visit President Donald Trump, while the Lakers' visit was canceled because of COVID protocols.
