The top 16 NBA teams hope their players remain in good health for the rest of the 2017 NBA playoffs and more.
Here are the physicians ensuring the world's top basketball players can play at peak performance:
Eastern Conference:
Boston Celtics
Chief medical officer and head team physician: Brian P. McKeon, MD, of Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Head team physician: Richard Parker, MD, of Cleveland Clinic.
Toronto Raptors
Team medical director and orthopedic surgeon: Paul Marks, MD, of Toronto-based Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Washington Wizards
Head team physician: Wiemi Abell Douoguih, MD, of Columbia, Md.-based Medstar Sports Medicine.
Atlanta Hawks
Head team physician: Ken Mautner, MD, of Atlanta-based Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center.
Milwaukee Bucks
Team physician: Michael D. Gordon, MD, of Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group.
Indiana Pacers
Team physician: Timothy A. Hupfer, MD, of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy.
Chicago Bulls
Team physician: Brian Cole, MD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
Western Conference:
Golden State Warriors
Team physician: Steven S. Isono, MD, of Oakland-based I5 Medical Group.
San Antonio Spurs
Team physician: David R. Schmidt, MD, of San Antonio-based Sports Medicine Associates.
Houston Rockets
Head team physician: Mark Lowe, MD, of Houston-based Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute.
Los Angeles Clippers
Team physician: Steven Shimoyama, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey (Calif.) Hospital.
Utah Jazz
Head orthopedic team physician: Travis Maak, MD, of Salt Lake City-based University Orthopaedic Center.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Head team physician: Carlan K. Yates, MD, of Oklahoma City-based McBride Orthopedic Hospital Clinic.
Memphis Grizzlies
Head team physician: Frederick M. Azar, MD, of Memphis-based Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics.
Portland Trail Blazers
Team physician and orthopedic surgeon: Donald W. Roberts, MD, of Portland-based ReboundMD.
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