Kevin Garnett, a retired 15-time NBA All-Star and former league MVP, has signed a multiyear deal with TNT to join the network's NBA broadcast team.Garnett will serve as a contributor from a "custom standalone set" and "will appear weekly throughout the season providing raw insight and commentary," a Turner Sports news release said Friday."You might not like what I say, but I promise you this: I'm going to keep it 100 percent real," Garnett said in a short video released on the "NBA on TNT" Twitter account.Garnett, who said he has been a longtime fan of Turner's basketball coverage, will be joined by special guests from the sports and entertainment worlds and will offer fans his unique opinions."KG's incredible passion for the game brings a new unfiltered narrative to our coverage," Turner executive vice president and chief content officer Craig Barry said in the press release. "This raw innovative approach will speak directly to the fans across multiple platforms."Garnett announced his... [More]

Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade apologized Friday for making a throat-slash gesture at the end of Thursday night's season-opening win over the Boston Celtics.Wade made the gesture with his right hand after making a game-clinching 3-pointer with 26.3 seconds left that gave the Bulls the lead."I wanna apologize to my young fans on my gesture at the end of last nights game. I was caught up in the emotions of my first game at home," Wade wrote on Twitter.Wade scored 22 points with six rebounds and five assists in his Chicago debut as the Bulls won their opener, beating the Celtics 105-99.After hitting the 3-pointer to put Chicago up by five points, Wade celebrated by jumping around as the crowd roared."To be able to make a shot like that and helps us get this win, it's like the perfect storm," Wade said after the game."When I released it, I'm not going to say I knew it was going in, because anything could happen, but I felt very good about the shot, and there was just a lot of emotion running... [More]

F Rudy Gay scored 17 points for Sacramento in a home-opening loss to San Antonio. However, he made just three of 10 shots from the floor.

F LaMarcus Aldridge scored 16 points Thursday in a win at Sacramento. However, he was just 5-for-13 from the floor.

C DeAndre Jordan, who shot .430 from the free-throw line last season, was 2-for-10 from the charity stripe Thursday night.

C DeMarcus Cousins scored 37 points and pulled 16 rebounds for Sacramento in a home-opening loss to San Antonio. Cousins played 37 minutes despite stepping on a sneaker and turning his left ankle in the first half and taking an elbow to the nose and jaw while defending underneath the basket in the second half.

G Chris Paul and F Blake Griffin each scored 27 points as the Clippers won their season opener. Paul had five rebounds and five assists on a night in which the Clippers shot .407 from the field, .276 from 3-point range and .696 from the free-throw line.

F Al Horford finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Celtics fell at Chicago on Thursday.

G Dwyane Wade scored 22 points in his Bulls debut as Chicago beat Boston on Thursday. Wade, who is from Chicago's south suburbs, hit 4 of 6 from the 3-point arc in his first game with his hometown team. He hit just seven 3-pointers all of last season for the Heat.Wade's last trey, a fadeaway from the wing, put the Celtics away. The shot came with guard Avery Bradley in his face, and the Bulls ahead 101-99 and 26.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter. After hitting it to put Chicago up by five points, Wade celebrated the capper of a storybook night.

PF Taj Gibson had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulls beat the Celtics in Chicago's season opener Thursday.

F Blake Griffin and G Chris Paul each scored 27 points as the Clippers won their season opener. Griffin grabbed 13 rebounds on a night in which the Clippers shot .407 from the field, .276 from 3-point range and .696 from the free-throw line.Griffin collected 16 points and six rebounds as the Clippers took a 58-49 lead into intermission.

F Tiago Splitter (right hamstring) missed the season opener Thursday.

G John Wall had 12 points and 10 assists but was just 3-for-15 from the floor Thursday in a loss at Atlanta.

C Dwight Howard, Atlanta's big offseason free agent signee, had a successful debut with 11 points and 19 rebounds. Howard set a team record for most rebounds in his debut with the team. Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 18 in his Atlanta debut in 2001-02.

F Thabo Sefolosha came off the bench to contribute 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists Thursday in the season opener."Tim Hardaway and Thabo Sefolosha on the wings were magnificent," Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. "It was really great to see that."

C Ian Mahinmi is expected to be out until at least Nov. 12 after surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus. Jason Smith and Daniel Ochefu are expected to take up most of the slack.

F Paul Millsap scored 28 points and sparked a 24-6 run with a pair of 3-pointers to open the final quarter as the Hawks earned a 114-99 season-opening victory over the Wizards on Thursday at Philips Arena.Millsap, now in his fourth season with Atlanta, was 11-for-20 from the field, including three 3-pointers, with seven rebounds and six assists to help the Hawks end a four-year streak of opening-night losses. His defensive intensity and his timely 3-pointer with 8:09 remaining gave the Hawks a 10-point margin it never relinquished.

G Deron Williams led Dallas with 25 points in a season-opening, overtime loss at Indiana on Wednesday.

F Paul George finished with 25 points, including a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left in overtime that helped the Pacers beat the Mavs in the season opener Wednesday.

G Kyle Lowry had 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds in a season-opening win over Detroit on Wednesday.