11:54 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram left Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder midway through the second quarter with a head injury and did not return. Ingram apparently was struck in the head at some point during play and asked the bench for a sub. At the first

3:53 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson is out at least four weeks with a back injury, the team announced Saturday. Jackson, who played the season’s first two games but has missed the past four, has a stress reaction in his lower back. The team announced treatment and rehabilitation is

3:53 AM ET DALLAS — When Luka Doncic played against LeBron James for the first time as an NBA rookie last season, he asked for the Los Angeles Lakers star’s jersey after the game. On Friday in far less ceremonial fashion, James came into Doncic’s building and took a win away from the Dallas Mavericks‘

12:11 AM ET NEW YORK – The fate of Friday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets was all but decided when coach Kenny Atkinson whipped a large cue card and held it above his head with two hands. The commentators on the broadcast took notice of the sign, ball boys in the

3:35 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry underwent surgery on his broken left hand/second metacarpal Friday and will miss at least three months, the team announced. Curry had the surgery the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. The Warriors said he is expected to make a full recovery and will update his status

2:21 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard came off a pick-and-roll and delivered a bounce pass to a diving Ivica Zubac for what appeared to be an open runner. The LA Clippers got a ghoulish dose of trick or treat, though, as Zubac’s shot bounced three times before softly resting on the back of

10:26 PM ET Undrafted point guard Kendrick Nunn has begun his Miami Heat career on a record pace, scoring more points in his first five games than anyone but Kevin Durant and Jerry Stackhouse in the last 25 years. His 28 point performance against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night pushed his points total to

2:49 PM ET Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner is listed as week-to-week after spraining his right ankle Wednesday, the team announced. The injury occurred in the first quarter of Indiana’s 118-108 road win against the Brooklyn Nets. The team’s 2015 first-round draft pick is averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in four games this season.

3:58 AM ET The idea of the Golden State Warriors tanking was unfathomable in June. They might have lost Klay Thompson to a knee injury and Kevin Durant to a ruptured Achilles tendon, but they were still the Warriors. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Steve Kerr, Bob Myers. The championship DNA was

7:00 AM ET It’s only the second week of the NBA season, but front offices are already contemplating their shortcomings. There are a handful of teams who know they might have to make a significant roster move during the season. The market is mostly quiet now — trade season doesn’t really begin until Dec. 15,