7:33 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and No. 2 overall draft pick James Wiseman participated in their first practice of the season Monday after sitting out the first week of training camp while following league protocols. The Warriors never formally announced the reason for Green’s and Wiseman’s absences because of league rules,

2:39 PM ET NEW YORK — After weeks of using Instagram stories and written statements as his primary communication methods, Kyrie Irving spoke to reporters Monday morning after Brooklyn Nets practice and reflected on playing for the first time since February, being on the court with Kevin Durant and why he chose to violate the

12:09 PM ET AP Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons waived guard LiAngelo Ball and forwards Louis King and Anthony Lamb. The Pistons announced the moves Monday. King played on a two-way contract with the Pistons last season. Lamb and Ball were signed earlier this month. Ball is the

1:36 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Second-year guard Talen Horton-Tucker‘s outstanding second game of the preseason already has Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel scratching his head about his rotation. “It’s going to make my job difficult for sure,” Vogel said when asked how he’ll find a role for Horton-Tucker after he dominated the LA

1:34 AM ET Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are back. For the first time in more than nine months, Curry and his team were back on an NBA floor in a 107-105 preseason victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night in San Francisco. Curry went 3-for-10 from the field, scoring 10 points

8:17 AM ET The 2020-21 NBA season has arrived. Preseason games tipped off last week, and the regular season is scheduled to begin Dec. 22, just 71 days after the NBA Finals ended. After successfully finishing the 2019-20 season in a bubble environment at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, the league —

7:35 PM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets have each been fined $25,000 by the NBA for failure to comply with the league’s media rules. “The fines result from Irving’s refusal on several occasions this week to participate in the team media availability,” the NBA said in a statement Thursday. The

11:41 PM ET John Wall vowed that he’d return to his previous All-Star form after missing almost two years because of heel and Achilles tendon injuries. His preseason debut with the Houston Rockets on Friday night at least hinted at that hope being possible. It was also quite an encouraging first step in a Rockets

4:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Saturday that he is unsure the team’s biggest addition this offseason, center Tristan Thompson, will be ready to play in time for Boston’s season opener at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 23. “I think that’s hard to say right now,” Stevens said

2:37 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Last season, then-Indiana Pacers assistant coach Dan Burke wasn’t much of a fan of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid. These days, however, Embiid said things are a lot different, for one big reason: They’re now on the same team. “It’s easy to say stuff when you’re playing against somebody,” Embiid