LOS ANGELES--Lonzo Ball drove down the baseline and made a layup that put his team up by eight points late in the fourth quarter over the Phoenix Suns. Play stopped for a time out with 1:35 left in the game and his teammates rushed over to him, jumping and grinning, delighted at what he'd done.

Only one person wasn't smiling or leaping. Ball ...Read more

NEW ORLEANS -- As the Golden State Warriors strived for further excellence on a team supposedly with few weaknesses, coach Steve Kerr repeated endlessly about his players' need to play with an edge.

The Warriors lacked one problem, though. They initially lacked the edge to exhibit any kind of defensive discipline. Instead, the Warriors played ...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks have a young, up-and-coming team featuring one of the most unique talents in the league in Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has dominated the national headlines all week. The Bucks believe they have the pieces in place to compete with the best teams in the Eastern Conference this season.

Friday's home opener showed ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- The Detroit Pistons just might make the list of must-watch teams on NBA League Pass.

Trailing the Washington Wizards by 15 points midway through the fourth quarter and Andre Drummond on the Pistons bench with six fouls, the Pistons looked dead Friday night.

But Reggie Jackson keyed a 21-4 run as the Pistons took a two-point lead ...Read more

DALLAS -- Mavericks guard Devin Harris is likely to miss multiple games while dealing with the death of his brother. The Mavericks were down two regulars for Friday's game against the Sacramento Kings. Rookie guard Dennis Smith Jr. was a late scratch because of a sore left knee.

Bruce Harris, 38, died from injuries after a wreck on North ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Both Justin Holiday and Fred Hoiberg said Bobby Portis practiced Friday with the same work ethic and spirit that the third-year forward typically brings to the Bulls.

But, really, nothing about the Bulls' preparations for Saturday's home opener against the Spurs was normal.

Not with Portis still suspended for seven more games for ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hawks wing player DeAndre Bembry's bad injury luck continued Friday when a MRI revealed a fracture in his right wrist that he suffered during the first regular-season game.

Bembry was scheduled to return to Atlanta after the game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday and is to be evaluated by team physicians Monday. He said...Read more

NEW ORLEANS -- As the pain became more and more burdensome in his strained left knee, Warriors forward Draymond Green started having dark thoughts.

"I honestly thought it was my meniscus," Green said.

Instead, MRI results turned out negative and revealed no new structural damage in his left knee. Green then healed enough for the Warriors (0-1)...Read more

TORONTO -- From the first day of training camp, executive vice president John Paxson said this season's Bulls won't be judged by wins and losses but by effort and competitiveness.

Two days after that competitiveness crossed a line with a Bobby Portis punch that landed Nikola Mirotic in the hospital and Portis on the suspended list, the Bulls ...Read more

NEW ORLEANS -- The Warriors and their fanbase can let out a collective sigh of relief as loud as Draymond Green's voice.

The results of Green's MRI came out negative and do not show any new structural damage on his strained left knee. Still, the Warriors (0-1) are listing Green as doubtful to play in Friday's game against the New Orleans ...Read more

SAN ANTONIO -- Timberwolves three-time All Star Jimmy Butler predicted Wednesday's season opener at San Antonio might not be pretty, but it might begin to reveal his team's nature.

He's 2-0 in predictions while the Wolves are now 0-1 in the standings after a 107-99 loss to the Spurs at AT&T Center.

Before Wednesday's game, Butler wasn't ...Read more

BOSTON -- Giannis Antetokounmpo spent the whole night Wednesday carrying the Milwaukee Bucks. At the time they needed him the most, he decided to share the load with one of his teammates.

With less than a minute left and the Bucks clinging to a two-point lead, Antetokounmpo got the ball deep in the post and immediately drew the full attention ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The young man at the center of all the commotion smiled calmly on Wednesday, the day before the first meaningful game of his NBA career.

Lonzo Ball is rarely any other way.

"It is going to be a lot of fun," Ball said.

On Thursday night the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Los Angeles Clippers in the season opener for both teams...Read more

WASHINGTON -- 76ers coach Brett Brown thinks it's unintelligent to make a judgment on his squad after one game.

He thinks folks will get a better sense of his squad after the first third of the season. Perhaps we will learn more then.

The Sixers looked a like a team worthy of all the offseason hype before ultimately falling, 120-115, to the ...Read more