Flagg was injured and left Friday night’s game against the Pacers after this foul by Aaron Nesmith. The good news is that Flagg avoided serious injury on what was a dangerous play. Flagg, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, had 32 points in the Mavericks’ season-opening loss to Houston.

Some rookies went up in valuation, while others look like they still need time to develop after the first week of the 2026-27 NBA season.

Two U.S. senators called on the NBA to reevaluate a partnership with Rwanda and its dictator Paul Kagame, citing the American government's changing policy toward the small African nation.

• Nobody’s stock fell faster than the New York Knicks, who fell a dozen spots from No. 1 all the way down to 13th. Losing to East contenders such as Philadelphia and Boston is one thing, but losing to a Banchero-less Orlando is another. Physicality and shooting seem to have gone missing in NYC, but nobody there is panicking. Yet.

The Emirates NBA Cup brings games with elevated stakes into the early portion of the regular season. Three teams in East Group A have recent experience with the ultimate high-stakes contest — Game 7 — that they can draw from as they begin this year’s competition.

Three games into the start of their season, the defending champion New York Knicks have not won a game yet . It’s quite surprising when you look at them basically bringing back the same roster from last season,

Daniels leads all Hawks with 3.3 offensive rebounds per game, good for 13th in the NBA. And that’s to go with his league-leading 4.3 steals per game. That’s 7.6 possessions per game that Daniels has added to Atlanta. Daniels doesn’t shoot it, but watching The Great Barrier Thief make his impact is a huge factor for the Hawks.

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