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With the Rockets threatening but still trailing late in Tuesday's season opener at Golden State, head coach Mike D'Antoni went to his crunch-time group.
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Golden State was forced to play the final stages of its own season opener without last season's Defensive Player of the Year.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Bulls say forward Nikola Mirotic suffered multiple broken bones in his face as well as a concussion in a fight with teammate Bobby Portis during practice.
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Weeks after being traded and mere days after calling his new city a "real sports city," Kyrie Irving returned to the team and teammates he spurned in favor of the Boston Celtics. Opening night of the 2017-18 NBA season did not disappoint, pitting the former Cavs playoff hero against the franchise face who was reportedly Irving's main reason for wanting
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Tuesday night marked the beginning of the 2017-18 NBA season. It was also a chance for the Warriors to celebrate their 2016-17 NBA championship by passing out rings to the players and hoisting a banner in the rafters.
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Kyrie Irving is no longer a Cavalier, but that didn't stop him from greeting his former teammates as the friends they had become during his time in Cleveland.
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The NBA held its collective breath and bowed its collective head after witnessing the devastating fall and injury suffered by Celtics forward Gordon Hayward on opening night. The All-Star swingman was less than six minutes into his Boston debut before falling awkwardly on an alley-oop attempt, causing his left leg to bend awkwardly.
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Boston Celtics star forward Gordon Hayward had to be carted off of the court in the season opener with a broken left ankle.
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Gordon Hayward, a key part of the Celtics' 2017-18 campaign, suffered a severe lower left leg injury on opening night at Cleveland.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The season opener for the Portland Trail Blazers has come with an unexpected twist: The absence of starter CJ McCollum, who is suspended for Wednesday's game at Phoenix.
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