Kenneth Faried backed up his words with his play in his debut for the Rockets at Philadelphia with two dunks and a technical foul for slapping the backboard in his opening minutes.
Heat center Hassan Whiteside (MCL sprain) says he won't be back for Game 7 of the East semifinals against the Raptors on Sunday.
Yao Ming will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2016, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Spurs center Tim Duncan came off the bench for just the third time in his career Saturday against the visiting Warriors, who are without their starting center, Andrew Bogut.
David Lee has been waived by the Boston Celtics seven months after the big man's acquisition. The Mavs like their chances of landing the veteran, sources said.
Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol will be out indefinitely after an MRI on Tuesday revealed a fracture in his right foot.
