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Rasheer Fleming missed the Phoenix Suns opener in NBA Summer League with right knee soreness but might be able to play soon.
The opening day of the NBA Las Vegas Summer League provided fireworks and the debut of No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg, who struggled to find his shot in a dramatic win over the L
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg described his NBA Summer League debut as "one of the worst games of my life," but drew praise from coaches and opposing guard Bronny James after a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played professionally in France last year) and was comfortable, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting and getting to the line six times. It was a promising start.
Hugo Gonzalez turned some heads in Las Vegas this weekend with a strong debut for the Celtics in their Summer League opening matchup against the Grizzlies. It was unclear whether Gonzalez would suit up and play for Boston in Summer League after the team drafted him at No.
It was a high-profile matchup against Bronny James and the Lakers, one that the NBA had been marketing since almost immediately after the NBA Draft. And it delivered with a great basketball game, seeing Flagg and James got after it on multiple occasions.