Seattle Will Make Late Call on Lewis

Seattle SuperSonic forward Rashard Lewis, who missed Game 4 because of a sprained big toe on his left foot, received treatment Monday and will be a game-time decision for tonight’s Game 5 of the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal against the San Antonio Spurs, Coach Nate McMillan said.

The series is tied at 2-2.

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Having sat out the final two games against the Washington Wizards, Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal could have at least 13 days off before Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals but the team is still concerned about his bruised right thigh.

“I asked [O’Neal] how he felt before [Saturday’s Game 4], and he said, ‘Depressed,’ ” Coach Stan Van Gundy said of O’Neal, injured in an April 17 collision with Indiana’s Jermaine O’Neal. “We’ll just have to see where he is whenever the next round starts.”

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Phoenix Sun guard Joe Johnson, who suffered a fractured eye socket and mild concussion in Game 2 and hasn’t played since, was fitted for a mask and is expected to attend but not play in Wednesday’s Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Dallas Mavericks, Coach Mike D’Antoni said.

Phoenix, tied 2-2 with Dallas, has indicated Johnson could play no sooner than Game 6.

Meanwhile, Sun President Bryan Colangelo was named NBA executive of the year by the Sporting News, Associated Press learned. The award is voted on by team executives but is not an official league award.

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China expects Rocket center Yao Ming to play for the national team in the Asian Championships in September, even though Yao planned to take the summer off and spend it in Houston. ... Denver Nugget forward Kenyon Martin had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.