The Warriors are counting on a ‘hell of a season’ from Andrew Wiggins
Wiggins spent much of the past two seasons away from the team to be with his father, who died in July.
Missi, Hachimura the surprise packages in mixed start for African NBA stars
Dennis Schröder, who is of Gambian descent, remains one of the NBA’s best creative players, while Rui Hachimura and Yves Missi impressed in the opening weeks of the new season.
Hawks’ Daniels denies making gun gesture at Pels
Hawks guard Dyson Daniels rejects the notion that he pretended to spray gunfire toward former teammates after hitting a 3-pointer in front of New Orleans’ bench.
NYC marathon forces Detroit detour ahead of matchup with Brooklyn
With a 3:30 p.m. ET start time against the Brooklyn Nets, the Detroit Pistons hopped on the No. 3 train for a reliable form of transportation across the city.
Sources: George set to make 76ers debut Monday
76ers star Paul George is expected to make his season debut Monday at Phoenix, barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
Warriors upgrade Curry (ankle) to questionable
Warriors star Stephen Curry could make his return from a peroneal strain in his left ankle Monday against the Wizards.
Bucks forward Portis says home was burglarized
Bucks forward Bobby Portis said his home was burglarized and his possessions were stolen during Saturday night’s game against the Cavaliers.
Kings’ Fox dealing with injury to shooting hand
Kings star guard De’Aaron Fox said he has been playing the early part of this season with an injury to his shooting hand that likely includes ligament damage.
Embiid confronts, shoves Philadelphia columnist
Joel Embiid yelled at and then shoved a local columnist who had referenced Embiid’s late brother and son while questioning the 76ers star’s professionalism in a recent column.
NBA reopening investigation into Lakers’ Hayes
The NBA is reopening an investigation into a 2021 incident involving Lakers center Jaxson Hayes after TMZ published a video of it Saturday.