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Injuries, 0-3 starts and more: The best and worst from the NBA's first week

Our insiders break down standout moments and answer the biggest questions from the first days of the NBA season.

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Injuries, 0-3 starts and more: The best and worst from the NBA's first week
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ESPN reported on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Here is how the report opens:

Our insiders break down standout moments and answer the biggest questions from the first days of the NBA season.

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  • The story: Injuries, 0-3 starts and more: The best and worst from the NBA's first week
  • League: NBA
  • First reported: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 by ESPN

Background: National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in New York City and Secaucus, New Jersey.

The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL).

Text from Wikipedia’s National Basketball Association article, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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