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.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is making his season debut Tuesday night against Florida.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who has said his goal is to play into the next decade, says he feels better now at age 39 than he did when he was 29.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in midseason form in Sunday's 33-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns in his first game back but said, "I could do better in a lot of areas."
Joel Embiid's most recent game came back on March 1, 2014, when he was a freshman at Kansas. He missed the past two NBA seasons because of foot injuries.
Cuban defector Yulieski Gurriel, who signed a five-year contract with the Astros in July, will make his debut with the team at Camden Yards on Sunday.
