The most anticipated on-court event on the summer basketball calendar begins Thursday as the Las Vegas Summer League gets started with a seven-game slate. The headlining matchup of the multi-week event from Sin City will feature No.

Opening night at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has turned into an annual spectacle. This year will be no different.

League showdown pitting No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks against the Los Angeles Lakers and Bronny James is proving to be a hot ticket. The first day of the event Thursday, which is headlined by the Mavericks-Lakers game at 5 p.