Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry tried to avoid discussing his left thumb injury on Wednesday during NBA Finals media day -- but he did admit it's affecting his play.

"It's about passing. I'm a big passer," Lowry said during an appearance on ESPN's The Jump.

"You know, the flicking of the passing, the kind of -- the ball movement, handling the ball. During the game, honestly, I can't feel my thumb," he said, alluding to the treatment he is receiving to numb the pain in his non-shooting hand.

Lowry suffered the injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers.

"I'll have to take care of it after the season but I don't want to talk about it as much," he said on The Jump as his Raptors prepare to face the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday in Toronto.

"I haven't complained about it, I won't complain about it, I don't care about it; I'm going to continue to do the things I need to do to make sure I can play at a high level. And that's it."

Raptors coach Nick Nurse admitted during the conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks that Lowry was playing through pain.

"Kyle's hand is not great," Nurse said last week. "You know, he's -- it's hurt and it's sore and it causes him a lot of pain. But he seems to be able to manage it through the game and do what he can do.

"He's obviously scoring and playing great on top of the other things he always does, and we're really [seeing] a heck of a lot of toughness and again, the spirit that he just wants to be out there and help his team any way he can."

ESPN's Tim Bontemps contributed to this report.

The NBA spoke to the Toronto Raptors during the Eastern Conference finals about Drake's activity and presence on the sideline, a league spokesman told ESPN.

Last year, the NBA warned the rapper, who also is a global ambassador for the Raptors, after a confrontation with then-Cleveland Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins during a playoff series between the Raptors and the Cavs.

Drake drew attention this year for leaving his courtside seat in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks to give Toronto coach Nick Nurse a shoulder massage.

The next day, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said there was no place for fans to be on the court.

"I don't know how much he's on the court. It sounds like you guys are saying it's more than I realize," Budenholzer said. "There's certainly no place for fans and, you know, whatever it is exactly that Drake is for the Toronto Raptors. You know, to be on the court, there's boundaries and lines for a reason, and like I said, the league is usually pretty good at being on top of stuff like that."

NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a memo earlier this year reminding the league's franchises to state and enforce their fan-conduct policies.

The Golden State Warriors have downplayed Drake's presence ahead of their NBA Finals series against Toronto.

"I kind of think it's fun and the NBA kind of embraces the pop culture dynamic of the league and the stars and the celebrities who are out there," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Monday. "And we got E-40 ready for them too, so we're in good shape."

Warriors guard Stephen Curry offered his take on Drake.

"It's been entertaining," he said Monday. "I know it's a tricky situation with him being right there on the court, but at the end of the day, he's having fun, having -- you can't hate on nobody having fun. Well, I guess in this life everybody hates on people having fun. So it's par for the course on that one."

On Wednesday, Raptors wing Norman Powell also embraced his team's ambassador.

"I like having Drake on the sideline," he said. "He's a great supporter, and it's funny how his passion for the team's really affecting the opponents, having opposing coaches come out ... you can see it's bothering them."

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis and David Griffin discussed the new executive vice president's vision for the franchise over breakfast in Los Angeles on Wednesday, league sources told ESPN.

Davis, who requested a trade in January, and Griffin, who was hired in April, are expected to continue a dialogue in the near future, sources said.

Additional conversations about Davis' future may be largely focused between Griffin and Davis' agent, Rich Paul, who also attended Wednesday's meeting, sources said.

Davis, 26, can become a free agent next summer, but Griffin has been determined on selling him on the Pelicans through a new prism. New Orleans plans to draft Duke's Zion Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick, and Griffin has made strides with hires in his front office, medical and training staff and practice facility improvements.

Davis is eligible to sign a five-year, $235.5 million supermax contract extension on July 1.

New Orleans could have eager trade suitors -- the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks -- should Griffin engage in trade talks, but so far that hasn't happened, sources said. Griffin has been determined to make a case for Davis to stay.

Davis made his trade request after the Pelicans fell out of the playoff chase. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. He's a six-time All-Star and a three-time first-team All-NBA selection.

Angel Pagan, who won a World Series championship while with the San Francisco Giants, was one of three people rescued off the coast of Puerto Rico after their boat capsized, according to multiple reports.

Pagan, 37, was rescued along with Orlando Roman, 40, who was drafted in the 31st round by the New York Mets in 1999, and Roman's 16-year-old son on Tuesday morning after a 15-foot wave flipped their boat, according to reports.

The boat capsized off the coast of Vega Alta, a town on the northern coast.

In a Facebook post, Roman said the three were safe.

An outfielder who last played in 2016, Pagan spent his final five seasons with the Giants after four years with the Mets and two with the Chicago Cubs. He retired with a career .280 batting average, 64 home runs and 414 RBIs.

Pagan had 31 homers and 205 RBIs with the Giants to go along with a .281 average. He had 24 homers and 170 RBIs while hitting .284 with the Mets.

A right-handed pitcher, Roman spent 10 years in the minor leagues in addition to pitching in Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Over 20 combined seasons, Roman went 67-80 with 77 saves and a 3.70 ERA over 544 appearances.

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera left "hand print markings" on his girlfriend's neck during a domestic assault inside an Atlantic City casino, according to a police report obtained by a newspaper.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday that Herrera also left "small scratches" on the woman's arms, citing the police report.

Atlantic City police would not release the report Wednesday, and the city's municipal court did not return numerous messages seeking information on the case.

Herrera faces a June 17 court appearance on charges of simple assault and knowingly causing bodily injury.

CHICAGO -- Kansas City Royals starter Glenn Sparkman has been ejected for hitting the Chicago White Sox's Tim Anderson in the helmet with a pitch.

Sparkman struck the bill of Anderson's helmet in the second inning Wednesday night with nobody out, a runner on first and the White Sox leading 2-1. Anderson's helmet was knocked off his head, and plate umpire Mark Carlson immediately ejected Sparkman.

It was Anderson's first at-bat of the series. He wasn't in the lineup the previous four games because of right wrist soreness.

Last month, Anderson was hit by Kansas City's Brad Keller in the backside after an elaborate bat flip on a home run in Anderson's previous at-bat. That sparked a benches-clearing scuffle. Keller was suspended five games, and Anderson was suspended one.

Sparkman was making his second start of the season.

HOUSTON -- A young fan at Wednesday night's game between the Cubs and Astros was struck by a foul ball hit by Albert Almora Jr., shaking up the Chicago center fielder.

Almora hit a fourth-inning line drive into the stands down the third base line, where it hit a young girl. He immediately put his hands on his head and took a couple of steps toward the stands. He then fell to his knees near the plate and was consoled by teammate Jason Heyward and manager Joe Maddon.

It took several minutes for Almora, who appeared to be crying, to compose himself and continue the at-bat, and players from both teams also appeared shaken up by the scene.

The girl was picked up by a man who appeared to be with her and he dashed up the stairs not long after she was struck. The Astros did not provide an immediate update on her condition, but a photo taken by The Associated Press showed the girl conscious and crying as she was whisked away and nearby fans looked on.

After the fourth inning, Almora, who still appeared to be upset, approached a security guard in the stands near where the girl was sitting and spoke to the guard before the two embraced.

Like all major league stadiums, Minute Maid Park has netting to protect fans from foul balls. But on the third base side in Houston, it only extends to the end of the visiting team's dugout. The girl was sitting in what looked to be the third or fourth row about 10 feet past where the netting ends.

Following recommendations from Major League Baseball, by the start of the 2018 season all 30 big league teams had expanded their protective netting to at least the far ends of the dugouts after several fans were injured by foul balls in 2017.

At Yankee Stadium in May 2017, a boy was struck on the head by a portion of Chris Carter's broken bat. A fan sitting beyond the first base dugout was hit by a 105 mph foul ball off the bat of Aaron Judge in July of that year. And in September, a young girl was injured by another 105 mph foul ball off the bat of Todd Frazier and was hospitalized.

Olympic 800m champion recently lost landmark case against new IAAF rules on female classification

Olympic and world 800m champion Caster Semenya has filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland challenging the recent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling regarding the IAAF’s new regulations on female classification.

Semenya had sought to overturn the world governing body’s new rules which relate to restricting testosterone levels in female runners in certain events.

But when ruling on the landmark case, the CAS dismissed the challenges from both Semenya and Athletics South Africa (ASA) against the new regulations.

“I am a woman and I am a world-class athlete,” said Semenya in a statement.

“The IAAF will not drug me or stop me from being who I am.”

Breaking: Caster Semenya has filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland challenging the recent ruling against her by CAS in favour of the IAAF which “condones their requirements for unnecessary and unwanted hormonal drug interventions on female athletes” pic.twitter.com/OcHkG4H5ao

— Dan Roan (@danroan) May 29, 2019

According to the statement, Semenya will ask the Swiss court “to set aside the decision of the CAS in its entirety”.

It added: “The CAS decision condones the IAAF’s requirements for unnecessary and unwanted hormonal drug interventions on female athletes despite the lack of any medical protocols and the uncertain health consequences of such interventions.”

The statement also said that the appeal focuses on “fundamental human rights”.

The ‘IAAF Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification (Athletes with Differences of Sex Development (DSD))’ had originally been due to come into effect on November 1, 2018, but were suspended. Following the CAS ruling, the regulations started on May 8.

Under the new rules Semenya, and other female athletes with DSD, would need to reduce their natural testosterone level in order to take part in certain women’s events in international competition.

The rules for athletes who have DSD apply to the 400m, 400m hurdles, 800m, 1500m, one mile races and combined events over the same distances.

As a result, Semenya will not be competing in Thursday’s BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League 800m in Stockholm, but is set to race 2000m at the Montreuil Meet on June 11.

The IAAF regulations can be found here.

Dr Dorothee Schramm, who is leading Semenya’s appeal, said: “The IAAF regulations violate the most fundamental principles of Swiss public policy. In the race for justice, human rights must win over sporting interests.”

British number one Johanna Konta continued her fine clay-court season by beating American Lauren Davis to reach the French Open third round.

Konta, seeded 26th, needed four match points to clinch a hard-fought 6-3 1-6 6-3 victory over her 111th-ranked opponent.

She had never won a main-draw match at Roland Garros until her opening match of this year's tournament on Tuesday.

Konta will play Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova, ranked 46th, next.

The Briton would have expected to face fourth seed Kiki Bertens - who Konta beat in the Rome Masters semi-finals recently - but the Dutch player retired from her second-round match against Kuzmova because of illness.

Konta, 28, has surged back up the rankings after a productive clay-court season which has seen her reach the Morocco Open and Italian Open finals, beating the likes of Sloane Stephens, Venus Williams and Bertens in Rome.

Now she has a great opportunity to reach the second week at Roland Garros after eventually overcoming Davis.

After edging a tight opening set by breaking in the penultimate game, then losing her way in the second, Konta showed impressive mental resilience to take the decider.

The Briton managed to instantly block out losing the second set, hitting 10 winners and making just two unforced errors to surge into a 5-0 lead.

Then she stuttered again with only one game required for victory.

Davis saved the first match point on her own serve with a crunching cross-court forehand, then nicked a break back after Konta let slip a 40-15 lead at 5-2.

A hold to love for the American reinforced that momentum had swung back in her favour, and Konta's advantage looked precarious when she trailed 0-40 as Davis threatened to put the set back on serve.

Konta, however, managed to reset again, fighting back to avert danger and clinching victory at the fourth attempt with a thumping drive volley.

'She is tough mentally and has shown good composure' - analysis

Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

I am thrilled for Konta. It is tough to get over the line when sets get tight like that. It is wonderful to see. The third round is such good progress for her.

With Kiki Bertens having to retire from her match it has opened up the draw. It gives Konta a really good opportunity to get to the second week.

We have seen upsets but she is in a good way. She is tough mentally and has shown good composure.

CONCORD, N.C. – Fresh off a top-five finish in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, Roush Fenway Racing has announced a partnership with NOS Energy Drink for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s No. 17 Ford Mustang.

NOS Energy Drink will serve as a primary partner with Stenhouse on his No. 17 Ford, as well as a season-long associate partner.

The No. 17 NOS Energy Drink Ford will make its debut on June 9 at Michigan.

“I’m excited to have NOS Energy back on our No. 17 Ford,” Stenhouse said. “They have been a great supporter and partner of mine since 2012 on and off the track. Their support throughout the entire racing community shows their dedication and passion to all forms of motorsports. It’s great to have them back in the Cup Series.”

Stenhouse teamed up with NOS Energy Drink in 2012, the same year that he went on to win his second Xfinity Series championship.

When the two-time champion moved up to the premier NASCAR Cup series taking over the helm of the No. 17 Ford, NOS Energy Drink followed him up through the ranks and continued their partnership through 2015.

“Ricky, NASCAR and NOS Energy have become synonymous with one another and we couldn’t be more pleased about it,” said Lauren Albano, Marketing Director for NOS Energy Drink. “Ricky is a proven winner and NOS Energy is high performance drink that completely mirrors the high banks, high horsepower world of NASCAR. We’re all in it to win it.

“This partnership features a great driver, team and sport, and all of us at NOS Energy are very confident we’re going to reach for a higher gear this summer – and way beyond.”

In addition, NOS Energy Drink is a partner of Stenhouse’s No. 17 sprint car team, which competes full time in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.