LAS VEGAS – The Toronto Raptors defeated the Chicago Bulls, 116-72, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Friday.

Noa Essengue struggled to stand out in his Las Vegas debut Friday night as the Chicago Bulls floundered in an ugly 116-72 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Tre Johnson and Khaman Maluach are expected to make their professional debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN from Las Vegas with streaming options available.

LAS VEGAS – The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz, 111-105, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center on Friday.

Tonight’s NBA Summer League action has the LA Clippers facing off with the Houston Rockets, live from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Behind an impressive outing from Ron Holland II, the Pistons opened the Summer League tournament in a blowout win vs. the Knicks.

The Utah Jazz and Ace Bailey will face the Charlotte Hornets and Kon Knueppel tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN from Las Vegas.

League is officially underway in Las Vegas as Ace Bailey and the Utah Jazz take on Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played professionally in France last year) and was comfortable, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting and getting to the line six times. It was a promising start.

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