Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns said he was "hurting" in Wednesday night's season-opening win over the Cavs, in which he had 19 points and 12 rebounds despite playing with a Grade 2 quad strain.

The bad news, if you're a Sixers fan or anyone inside that organization, is Joel Embiid looked positively cooked. He scored four points on 1-of-9 shooting. He was a game-worst minus-16 in 20 painful minutes.

Victor Wembanyama had 40 points and 15 rebounds in a highlight-reel return, helping the San Antonio Spurs spoil No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg's debut in a 125-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Devin Booker scored 31 points, Jordan Ott was victorious in his head coaching debut and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 120-116 on Wednesday night

With LeBron James out until at least mid-November due to sciatica, the scene could be set for Doncic to consistently put up monster numbers to start this season. At one point in Tuesday's game, the 26-year-old superstar appeared to tweak his groin.

X avier Worthy had a down game in Week 7 against Las Vegas in the first outing for Rashee Rice this year. Fantasy managers are now worried if Worthy can be started in all leagues heading into Week 8 against Washington.

Chess's international governing body said Wednesday it's considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death.

Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe lit up the Celtics with 34 points on Wednesday night, the most in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had 43 in 1959, as the Sixers won 117-116.