The four-time NBA champions will play their first competitive game at the Chase Center, which has replaced the much-loved Oracle Arena as the Warriors’ home after almost four decades. If their new swanky new surroundings represent the start of a new era off the court, the Warriors have undergone just as significant a change on it. After three seasons in the Bay Area, Kevin Durant has swapped the Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets....

The NBA and NBA Players Association have agreed to cut the moratorium period for negotiating with free agents by five days, according to The Vertical. MORE: 15 most untradable contracts at the NBA trade deadline Free agents will now be able to sign this year starting July 7, instead of the planned date of July 12, according to the report. The change comes in response to last offseason, when Jordan famously decided to return to the Clippers after initially agreeing to terms with the Mavericks....

Only the top eight seeds will advance to a single-elimination tournament set to begin July 13, so quite a few prospects will have to wait until the preseason begins in October to return to the court. Some players have surpassed expectations in July while others have not. Success in the summer league doesn’t necessarily translate to the regular season, but let’s take a look at who’s hot and who’s not so far....

The Wizards will send forward Jan Vesely to the Denver Nuggets and move backup guard Eric Maynor and a second-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, according to the report. MORE: Nuggets-Rockets swap | Bobcats get Gary Neal | Heat trade Roger Mason Jr. Several teams were interested in Miller, who was likely to either be traded or bought out because of his rift with Nuggets coach Brian Shaw. He will be an upgrade over Maynor in Washington, where point guard John Wall is playing major minutes because of the lack of bench options....

The excitement continued on Friday when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported a blockbuster trade between the Jazz and Timberwolves that will send three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to Minnesota in return for a handful of players and massive draft capital. Wojnarowski added that the Jazz will receive four first-round picks and a pick swap, as well as forward Leandro Balmaro in the deal. Minnesota surrendered its 2023, 2025 and 2027 first-round picks (all unprotected), along with a pick swap in 2026 and a top-five protected first-round pick in 2029....

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday that Memphis is sending Jonas Valanciunas and the Nos. 17 and 51 picks in this year’s draft to New Orleans in exchange for Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe, the Nos. 10 and 40 picks in this year’s draft and a 2022 first-round pick (top-10 protected). There are a lot of moving parts here, but perhaps the most interesting aspect of this trade is how it impacts a player who is not even part of the deal....

After the acquisitions of Anderson and Melton, the Suns are reportedly looking to find a permanent starter at the point. ArizonaSports.com’s John Gambadoro offered a few big names Phoenix could be pursuing ahead of the 2018-19 season. MORE: The good, bad and confusing for Rockets-Suns trade That’s ambitious. Are any of these targets actually realistic? Let’s go down the list … Suns trade rumors: The top picks Damian Lillard: No....

Morrow, one of the game’s top 3-point specialists, filed a complaint and then took to Instagram with a series of posts (NOTE: NSFW language) detailing an encounter he had with two Commerce, Ga., officers who pulled over the Georgia Tech product as he was driving from his native Charlotte, N.C., to Atlanta to pick up his daughter and bring her back to the Queen City for the weekend. MORE: How Anthony Morrow his jumper into NBA’s fastest weapon...

In multiple social media posts shared Tuesday, Jackson explained his connection to Floyd, who Jackson referred to as “Twin.” A video surfaced Monday showing a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck near a squad car. (Officers were responding to a report of a suspected forgery at the time.) Floyd repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe, and at one point he stopped moving and appeared to be unconscious. Floyd later died at a local hospital....

The former Saturday Night Live star, whose candid commentary of the Olympics has been a fan favorite since the 2016 games, said in a statement shared on Twitter and Instagram on Monday that she was facing resistance with her videos being blocked. However, NBC spokesman Greg Hughes told the Associated Press on Monday night that a number of Jones’ videos had been blocked as the result of a “third-party error,” and not because of the broadcasting giant....

For N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren, that was accusing Florida State of faking injuries in the wake of the Seminoles’ 56-41 comeback win over the Wolfpack. MORE: 5-star studs & duds | 10 worst performances | 17 still unbeaten Following the game, which N.C. State led 24-7 at one point, Doeren had this to say to the Rocky Mountain Telegram: “The tempo we had (in the first quarter) was working until all the crazy fall down things were going on and the clock kept stopping,” Doeren said....

When is the Selection Show for the 2015 NCAA Baseball Tournament? The 64-team field for the 2015 NCAA Division 1 Baseball Tournament will be revealed at 12 noon ET on Monday. TV: The Selection Show will be broadcast live on ESPNU. NCAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT 2015: Times, dates, TV schedule | MLB Mock Draft: Who goes No. 1? Selection process: Thirty conference champions qualify automatically; the remaining 34 teams are selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee....

TaShawn Thomas can play. A senior transfer from the AAC’s University of Houston, Thomas, a forward, is eligible to play immediately for the Sooners after having to wait 6 months for a decision from the NCAA. The Sooners, led by fourth-year had coach Lon Kruger, are coming off a season that ended with a 23-10 record and loss to North Dakota State in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament....

That plan was foiled when the full tournament field was leaked less than 30 minutes into the show. To say the NCAA Tournament selection committee was disappointed would be an understatement. TOURNAMENT PHOTOS: SEC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | Big East | ACC “We go through great lengths to prevent the tournament field from being revealed early and the NCAA took its usual measures to protect this from happening,” the committee said in a statement released Sunday night....

DeAndre Kane’s running lay-in with 2 seconds left gave the Cyclones a 85-83 lead, one that would stand after No. 6 North Carolina could not get a shot off before time expired. PHOTOS: Best shots from the round of 32 The Cyclones came back from 8 points down in the final four minutes, doing this work without forward Georges Niang, who is out for the season after breaking his foot in a second round victory vs....

The No. 14 Bears shocked the world, knocking off the No. 3 Blue Devils, advancing to the Round of 32 for the first time at school history. But unfortunately for the Bears, it came at a price. Senior center Monty Brown suffered a concussion on Friday and won't be able to suit up when No. 14 Mercer takes on No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday in the Round of 32. In fact, the concussion was so severe that Brown, who only played nine minutes in the Bears stunning upset over Duke, can't remember what took place on Friday....

Nolan thought for a moment, then said, “Nnamdi. Do you know who Nnamdi is?” I did not. MORE: UConn loves Madison Square Garden | Tourney scores “I won’t compare him to Dawson,” Nolan said with a big grin on his face, “but he’s a pretty strong and athletic. We just basically let him go wild in practice, let him push people around and get us ready. We feel like trying to contain him in practice all year, we’re pretty ready for whatever....

Who’s the man? Shabazz Napier came off the court first for his ovation, so he already was on the bench when Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie pulled guard Ryan Boatright for similar treatment to celebrate UConn’s win over Villanova and a trip to the 2014 NCAA Tournament East Region Sweet 16 at Madison Square Garden. Boatright wasn’t interested in hugs or high-fives, though. He wanted to play-push and chest-bump as he made his way down the bench....

The round of 64 gets started Thursday, which means there will be guaranteed surprises, upsets and memorable victories. As each region pares down its field, favorites will emerge. But for now, the first round is there for the taking. Here are a few games to watch and the storylines that could enhance the entertainment factor in each region of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament schedule. MORE: One of these guys will be the next Cinderella darling...

The question on many people’s minds is whether those nightly challenges will be enough to knock off Kentucky, who enters SEC play with an unblemished 13-0 record. The Wildcats are coming off another impressive – albeit, single-digit – win with their 58-50 victory at Louisville. There are generally some strong programs in the SEC, but the only ranked opponent left on Kentucky’s schedule is No. 23 Arkansas, a home game on Feb....