The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers. Shortly after, their head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on illegal gambling charges w/mafia ties.

Fewer than 10 hours after the Minnesota Timberwolves won their season opener in Portland, Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was reportedly arrested "for alleged illegal gambling," according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves and Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic are both not on it despite getting banged up in the season opener.

DiVincenzo was acquired by the Timberwolves from the New York Knicks as part of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade prior to the 2024-25 season and had a bit of a down year, averaging 11.7 points per game on 42.2 percent shooting from the field.

"I'm still driven by the same things," Finch said as the Wolves enter another pivotal season. "I don't like to lose."

The NBA's return to NBC with a doubleheader on Tuesday night averaged 5.61 million viewers, marking the most-watched October opening night in 15 years.

While the first-round series did not go their way, what stands out to Coach JJ Redick is how hard his team played last spring – and how this year’s roster needs to get to that level.

Joe Ingles had a straightforward explanation for Anthony Edwards' dominance over the Trail Blazers on opening night.