Heat, Hornets play early-season rematch in NBA Cup opener The Miami Heat, who have played a road-heavy schedule so far, return home to face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in an NBA Cup matchup.

The Brooklyn Nets are heading into their first NBA Cup game of the season, but they’ll be without one of their top players. Coming into this season, the Nets were expected to be one of the worst teams ...

Isaiah Joe — SG — Out Nikola Topic — G — Out Kenrich Williams — SF — Out Jalen Williams — F — Out Thomas Sorber — C — Out The Houston Rockets are without guard Fred VanVleet for the season due to a ...