Trae Young didn't play well in Boston.

Chicago played at Miami and Oklahoma City was in Minnesota to open this NBA season.

The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press.

Game 1s brought greatness out of some.

For the second straight season, the Spurs have qualified for the NBA's play-in tournament, and this year San Antonio travels to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans in a win-or-go-home scenario.

The Brooklyn Nets don't expect Kevin Durant to be available for their Christmas showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Red Sox and Twins are scheduled to begin their series in Minnesota a day late.

Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore have signed a letter of intent to buy the Timberwolves and keep the NBA franchise in Minnesota.

Russell and Malik Beasley, who added 24 points, helped the Wolves get their first win since Dec. 26. Sunday’s win was Minnesota’s first without Towns this season. Lonnie Walker IV picked up the scoring slack with DeRozan out, with a season-high 25 points to lead the Spurs. LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points for the Spurs, and Patty Mills scored 18 points off the bench. … Mills scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)MINNEAPOLIS – DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points, helping the San Antonio Spurs beat Minnesota 125-122 in overtime on Saturday night in Karl-Anthony Towns’ return to the Timberwolves. Dejounte Murray (22 points) and Patty Mills (21 points) knocked down plenty of timely 3-pointers. Minnesota made three go-ahead 3-pointers over the last 2:14 of regulation, by Edwards, Towns and D’Angelo Russell, but DeRozan relentlessly answered with nine points in the last 1:29. He had 12 points in a nine-minute stretch of the third quarter. ... Edwards had 13 points, half of the career high he posted on Thursday at Portland.