11:26 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Portland Trail Blazers opened their season with home wins over the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs at the Moda Center. On Monday, they hosted the Washington Wizards – and the dress code was a little different. CJ “Jason” McCollum Cameron Browne/NBAE via

3:05 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Denver Nuggets say starting forward Will Barton strained his right hip along with his core and there’s no timetable for his return. Barton was carted off the court Saturday after he said he felt something pop when he took off for the basket during the third quarter

1:17 AM ET DENVER — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has carved out an All-Star career for himself based largely on his defensive prowess. As he watches scores skyrocket all over the NBA during the first week of the season, Green articulated what many around the league believe. “It’s been called pretty tight,” Green

9:21 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Trae Young had 35 points with 11 assists — the best line for an NBA rookie in eight years — and Kent Bazemore scored 23 as the Atlanta Hawks rolled to an easy 133-111 win on Sunday over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost their home opener and fell

3:01 PM ET New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox will be sidelined for at least one week due to a left ankle sprain. An MRI on Sunday confirmed that Knox suffered a sprained ankle in the first quarter of the Knicks’ loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday, the team said. Knox will not travel

3:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — “Laker fans, the wait is over.” So said Ice Cube as he concluded the opening invocation that greeted fans on the video screen as they filed in from the buzzy concourse into the bowl at Staples Center. Among the promises offered to those in attendance were “the dawn of

9:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Willie Reed was the No. 1 pick Saturday in the G League draft, his rights going to the Salt Lake City Stars. The 28-year-old Reed has spent parts of three seasons in the NBA, appearing in 152 games with the Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, LA Clippers and

10:53 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are struggling to reach an agreement on lowering the age limit to 18, differing on the league’s desire to attach two conditions to ending the one-and-done NBA draft era, league sources told ESPN. Commissioner Adam Silver is pressing NBPA executive director Michele Roberts

4:40 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Jonas Jerebko‘s game-winning tip-in with 0.3 seconds left in Friday’s 124-123 decision over the Utah Jazz didn’t just give the Golden State Warriors a victory, it solidified the veteran forward’s place on his new team. “That’s the moment where he’s one of us,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said

10:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook will miss Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, his second straight game as he recovers from knee surgery, but is closing in on a return with a possible eye on Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. After going through an energetic post-shootaround workout, which included a