"The best thing about it is the year I'll be a free agent will be the same year my oldest son graduates high school," James said Monday on a videoconference with reporters, making his first comments since the start of training camp. "So I'll have some options to see, for me personally, what I want to do forward, being around my family, being around my son more or continue to play this game I love with great health and great spirits. We'll see."

Vogel said he spent the first day of training camp with 75% of the practice -- which didn't last much longer than an hour -- dedicated to drills and 25% to live action. The second day of camp, he made it 50-50 and the third day, Tuesday, involved 75% live action and 25% drills.Phoenix Suns

Gobert has developed into one of the NBA's most dominant big men during his seven seasons in Utah, which traded for the 27th overall pick in the 2013 draft to select the 7-foot-1 Frenchman and assigned him to what was then called the D League for most of his rookie season.Detroit Pistons

But despite Butler’s dominating offense and strong work ethic both being a thing of beauty, they aren’t the sole reason that Miami came out on top.

"It's unfortunate, but that's just the way it goes," Kerr said. "Our coaching staff has been showing him tape the last few days, and he's still getting some homework in between now and the time he'll be able to play again. So it's not ideal, but nothing's ideal for anybody in 2020."

If the Rockets had two or three days between games, it was a good bet Harden would call for an off day and charter a private jet to party in Las Vegas or another city. He always gets an excused absence from the first practice after the All-Star break for the same reason.New Orleans Pelicans

Harden reported to the Rockets on Dec. 8, a week after his teammates, tested negative for the coronavirus for an NBA-mandated six consecutive days and finally practiced with the team on Monday. He had a "good conversation" about basketball strategy with Silas, according to the coach, who had minimal communication with his point guard until that point.

On Wednesday, Harden spoke to the media for the first time since his late arrival to training camp but did not directly answer questions about his desire to be traded.Charlotte Hornets

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