Darren is the editorial director of The AllStar and a retired championship-winning point guard who dropped dimes and broke ankles in recreational leagues across the Asia Pacific. Personal sporting highlight: Being courtside under the backboard (and a little to the left) when Vince Carter did THAT DUNK on Frederic Weis at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Stephen Curry’s 45 points to get Golden State narrowly home was the big highlight of Thursday night’s games. The league also unveiled the final batch of its 75th Anniversary Team.

The NBA is back with dramatically divergent opening results for the two championship favorites. The league started unveiling its 75 best players. Plus Ben Simmons… Ben Simmons… Ben Simmons…