Basketball

Forward Nikola Jovic agreed to a four-year, $62.4 million rookie contract extension with the Heat, his agency told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday night.

Mavericks center Daniel Gafford will be sidelined for two to three weeks after spraining his ankle Tuesday during the opening practice of training camp, putting his status for the season opener in question.

Restricted free agent Quentin Grimes has signed a one-year, $8.7 million qualifying offer to return to the 76ers, agent David Bauman told ESPN.

LeBron James was sidelined to open training camp Tuesday with what the Lakers are calling “a little bit of nerve irritation in the glute.”

Lawrence Moten, a basketball star at Syracuse in the early 1990s who still holds the program scoring record, has died. He was 53.

NBA free agency officially opened on June 30, and teams have already secured deals with some of the biggest names on the open market.

From superstar salaries to on-court adjustments, here are the biggest things to watch for heading into the start of training camps.

Los Angeles is focusing on the superstar’s long-term health as James gears up to become the first player in NBA history to play 23 seasons.

The Sonora teenager is poised to become the first Mexican-born player to be drafted in the NBA’s first round, a feat that would lift his local celebrity to unlimited heights.