Boston gave no timetable for Hayward’s return after a ghastly ankle injury cut his Celtics debut short.

After a gruesome left leg injury left Gordon Hayward with a dislocated ankle and a fractured tibia, the Boston Celtics announced their All-Star forward will undergo surgery on Wednesday evening in Boston.

With the vets sitting out again, the young Mavs got their first look at a Hawks team they’ll play on opening night.

Facing their 2nd back-to-back of this preseason, the Dallas Mavericks chose to let their vets take the night off against the Atlanta Hawks in preparation of the final dress rehearsal against the Hornets tomorrow night. It didn’t matter, as the Mavs cruised to a 108-94 win on the road, hitting 19(!) three-pointers. If it makes you sad that you didn’t get to see real thing tonight, don’t worry, because there’s less than a week remaining before the Mavs and Hawks play again on opening night.

Stephen Curry looked locked in (scoring 18 points in 19 minutes) while rookie Jordan Bell posted a double-double

The final preseason game for the Golden State Warriors lacked some star power as Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, and Kevin Durant (who was honored Friday night with his own bobblehead) would all be missing the matchup with the Sacramento Kings. But Warriors fans had much to be excited about as heralded rookie forward Jordan Bell would be starting in the place of Green.

Dave King from Bright Side of the Sun takes on Portland’s 113-104 victory over Phoenix.

The Portland Trail Blazers powered past the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of their 2017 preseason campaign tonight, led by Meyers Leonard shooting 5-6 from deep on his way to a team-high 17 points. You can watch highlights of the game in our Video Recap.

We still don’t know a timetable for his return.

Kawhi Leonard will miss the San Antonio Spurs season opener with continued rehabilitation a left quadriceps injury, head coach Gregg Popovich said on Friday.

Leonard has missed the entire preseason with this injury. He suffered from an left quadriceps injury in 2012 and a right quadriceps injury in 2016, and there is currently no timetable for his return.

I literally cannot, ahem, process what I just saw.

Joel Embiid finished with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, a block, and 18 free throw attempts in 14 minutes during a preseason rout of the Brooklyn Nets. I don’t have the brain capacity to write a proper lede - I’m literally unable to come up with the words to sufficiently describe how amazing Embiid played. It was like a fever dream.

The shorthanded Clippers showed their depth Thursday evening, beating the Sacramento Kings 104-87 and bringing their preseason record to 2-2.

No one was anticipating Thursday night’s preseason game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings to be very exciting. Surprisingly, it turned out to be a pretty fun watch.

Cavs unable to run with the Bulls in preseason tilt.

The Cleveland Cavaliers struggled in their first outing as a semi-complete lineup as they lost to the Chicago Bulls 108-94. While there were signs for optimism, it’s clear that this roster is still a work in progress as they prepare for the regular season.