Basketball

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers want to show their run to the Eastern Conference finals last year was no fluke.

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray feigned ignorance about a Northwest Division that features some of the top teams and talents in the league. “The Northwest?" the Denver Nuggets guard playfully replied.

NEW YORK (AP) — In the Atlantic Division home of the NBA champions, two longtime rivals made big moves in hopes that they can have their time at the top. New York and Philadelphia are conceding nothing to the Boston Celtics.

Paolo Banchero looked at one of the walls inside the AdventHealth Training Center after the Orlando Magic finished their first practice of this season and couldn't help but feel a real sense of satisfaction.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James and son Bronny playing side by side for the Lakers.

DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson has joined Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Dallas after the Mavericks made their first run to the NBA Finals since winning the championship 13 years ago.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The flashy new Intuit Dome opened its doors to basketball fans for the first time Monday night as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-96 in a preseason game in front of 13,400 fans.

ATLANTA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers' prized free-agent acquisition Paul George left Monday's preseason game against Atlanta with a hyperextended left knee. There was no immediate update how much time George might miss following his injury.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James finally teamed up with Stephen Curry during the Paris Olympics, and the top scorer in NBA history got more than a gold medal out of the experience.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to play for the first time in nearly three years after being sidelined because of a knee injury when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in a preseason game on Wednesday.