Carpet Jimmy was running the table, but he stepped back anyway and handed the shot over to the guy he was ostensibly playing, Jesse Rice. “You can shoot,” he said. “I need to talk.” Walking away from ...

In a new format, 28 players — comprising 12 rookies, 12 sophomores and four members of the NBA G League Ignite developmental squad — have been drafted into four teams to compete in three games on ...