1:44 AM ET Lonzo Ball and LaVar Ball have been countersued by their former business partner, Alan Foster, for fraudulent concealment and breach of contract. According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, Foster alleges that LaVar Ball embezzled more than $2.6 million from Big Baller Brand and other companies associated with the Ball Family

11:27 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN As he looks to expand his brand on and off the court, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has signed a five-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Puma. The deal is expected to pay Kuzma more than $20 million over the life of the contract, with additional incentives that

5:46 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls TV play-by-play announcer Neil Funk is retiring at the end of the season. The Bulls said Wednesday that Funk, the voice of five of their six championships, will step down after his 29th season with the team. He is scheduled to work all home games and

9:23 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Of all the additions the Los Angeles Lakers made this offseason, it’s two centers — Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee — who are standing out the most to first-year coach Frank Vogel. “Our centers have really impressed me,” Vogel said Tuesday at the conclusion of his team’s sixth

5:53 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson didn’t want to have any miscues on his first official day of practice. So there were no windmill dunks. No dribbling between the legs. He just wanted to be one of the guys. “It’s the first practice,” Williamson said Tuesday. “I’m

5:10 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard responded to Shaquille O’Neal’s rap song with one of his own that suggests the Hall of Fame center rode on the coattails of his teammates throughout his career. The feud began last week when Lillard said on “The Joe Budden podcast” that he believes himself to

8:03 PM ET LeBron James’ longtime friend and business partner, Maverick Carter, said the NBA star would have held off on entering the NBA draft right out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School had there been measures in place like bill SB 206 intends to implement. “I think if you got paid, you would have

10:06 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green remains confident his team can still make its sixth straight trip to the NBA Finals this season despite the fact the team’s roster underwent a major reconstruction over the summer. And on Monday, Green didn’t hesitate when asked what the team’s expectations should

4:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CANTON, Mass. — As the Boston Celtics convened for media day here Monday, there was an obvious theme: This season’s edition is going to be different than the previous one. “We’re ready for a fresh start,” Jayson Tatum told ESPN. And at least on Monday, it truly felt like one.

7:22 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The five-man team on which LeBron James and Anthony Davis played together so thoroughly dominated the second day of Los Angeles Lakers training camp Sunday that James was pulled to rest before the day’s scrimmages were over. Lakers coach Frank Vogel plans to do more of that with