James appeared in his second NBA game on Wednesday
Porter has been banned from the NBA for life
Westbrook scored 22 points in 21 minutes against Brooklyn on Tuesday
Hendricks collapsed midway through the third quarter and needed a stretcher to leave the court
Redick is now 3-1 as coach of the Lakers
Banchero is the second-youngest player to reach 50 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in an NBA game
Mustaf played four NBA seasons for the Knicks and Suns
Embiid was assessed the technical foul for his conduct on the bench during Sunday's game vs. Indiana
Redick's Lakers are doing everything right without relying on 3-point volume
The Nuggets have serious flaws, and the addition of Westbrook only magnifies them
Murray had surgery after leaving the Pelicans' season-opening game
Two-thirds of NBA teams opened their seasons on Wednesday
Ball had five points and four assists in his first regular-season game since January 2022
Claxton was assessed a flagrant-2 foul
Obama called for NBA players to take the game seriously
Sam Quinn joined CBS sports as a basketball writer in 2019. Prior to that, he wrote for 247Sports and Bleacher Report. He is a New York native and NYU graduate who also has roots in Florida and California.