The Spurs have been one of the league’s most consistent and successful franchises, including coaching since joining the NBA in the 1976-77 season.

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Victor Wembanyama now has the franchise record for most points in an NBA regular-season opener with 40, passing George Gervin's 39 points in 1977.

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When he went to sleep last night, the future of the NBA couldn't seem brighter after Victor Wembanyama wowed in his season debut with 40 points to set the San Antonio Spurs franchise record for an opener. When he woke up, the league was on fire. Today is a rough day to be commissioner of the NBA.

Flagg, 18, is the second-youngest player to start in his NBA debut, just a couple days older than LeBron James was when he made his debut 22 years ago. Flagg’s head coach, Jason Kidd, reminded everyone of that after the game.

With a federal investigation into illegal gambling, NBA commissioner Adam Silver is reliving his predecessor's worst nightmare.

In the Spurs’ regular-season opener against the Dallas Mavericks, Wembanyama simply eviscerated his competition. He went into volcano mode and spewed 40 points on 15-of-21 shooting from the field, 15 rebounds,