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BOSTON (AP) -- Celtics fans lined up to sign a banner urging Gordon Hayward to "come back stronger than ever." One player wrote his injured teammate's initials on his shoe.…Read more

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Twenty-two teams made their 2017-18 regular season debuts on Wednesday night. Here's one quick stat from each of the openers.    Read more

Nets guard Jeremy Lin exited Brooklyn's season opener against the Indiana Pacers with an apparent right knee injury.    Read more

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cleveland's victory over Boston in the first game of the NBA season was TNT's second most-watched telecast ever on opening night.    Read more

Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul has been ruled out of Wednesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings with a bruised left knee.    Read more

Few people can relate to what Celtics forward Gordon Hayward experienced Tuesday night -- a gruesome ankle injury that silenced a sold-out arena.    Read more

BOSTON -- Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens says Gordon Hayward is expected to make a full recovery from the gruesome injury he sustained in the team's opener.    Read more

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Tamison will be based in Charlotte, NC and will primarily scout East Coast, Southeast and Midwest games. A two-time NBA All-Star and 16-year veteran, Jamison averaged…Read more

The Chicago Bulls announced today that forward Bobby Portis has been suspended for eight games for the physical altercation with Nikola Mirotic at practice on Oct. 17. Portis will serve…Read more