As reported by Eric Nehm, Milwaukee’s Mark Sears missed Summer League opening night with a calf strain. Cleveland’s Craig Porter Jr. left six minutes into Thursday’s game with a hamstring injury and did not return. There are no official injury reports for Summer League, so we’ll find out closer to game time if those two are playing or not.

LAS VEGAS — Chris Livingston and Cormac Ryan scored 18 points each to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 90-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets in the NBA 2K26 Summer League on Thursday at Cox Pavilion.

Porter, the third-year player who was expected to be one of the on-court leaders for the summer Cavs, will not play in the second tournament game on Saturday afternoon because of left hamstring soreness. It’s unclear whether Porter will be available for either of the two remaining games — Sunday vs. Miami and Wednesday against Sacramento.

A former first round pick from the 2020 NBA draft, Lewis started for the Miami Heat during their 105-98 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, scoring four points on 1-of-6 shooting from the field with five rebounds and seven assists. Across 26 minutes, Lewis also shot 0-of-2 from three, as well as 2-of-2 at the free throw line.

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

Former UConn star Liam McNeeley put on a show with a 22-point double-double in his NBA Summer League debut for the Charlotte Hornets Friday night.

Swipa and Ryan break down DaRon Holmes and his fit with the 2025-26 Nuggets and depth chart expectations for next seasons.