The 2015 NBA season is underway, meaning there's plenty to catch up on if you've been keeping your attention on the ongoing World Series and NFL/college football seasons. We're here to help, if so. Here's an overview of the latest news & rumors from around the league.
* Basketball Hall of Famer and former Indiana Pacers star Mel Daniels passed away at the age of 71, the team announced on Friday. Daniels had recently undergone open heart surgery.
* Detroit Pistons shooting guard Jodie Meeks is set to miss 12-16 weeks with a broken bone in his right foot, per a team announcement. He sustained the injury on Wednesday night in the team's 92-87 win over the Utah Jazz.
* Cleveland Cavs superstar LeBron James isn't looking for any time off this season. When he was asked by reporters Tuesday how many games he plans on playing in 2015-16, LeBron answered “82." He has never played a full 82 games in a regular season over the span of his 13-year career.
* Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took a shot at the Clippers in advance of Thursday's game, telling reporters that "the Clippers are who they've been for the past 30 years."
* Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons is targeting a return to the court on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers, per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Parsons had microfracture surgery back in May.
* The Philadelphia 76ers exercised big man Joel Embiid's $4,826,160 2016-17 option on Friday, keeping him away from unrestricted free agency next summer. He's expected to miss all of this season and could be out for a portion of the 2016-17 campaign as well.
* The NBA unveiled the 2015 Christmas Day jerseys to be worn by the ten teams in action throughout the day. You can view those jerseys at this link.
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