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After a long, eventful offseason, we finally have basketball to watch. We’re a week into the season and we’ve already had multiple season-changing injuries, team controversies, major rookie impacts, and a couple of breakouts from former top-10 picks, including Orlando's Aaron Gordon. As always, feel free to ask me any questions on Twitter, @JonSauber. Season-Changing Injuries Gordon Hayward, Boston Celtics Not even a quarter into their opener, the Celtics’ season was turned on its head. Gordon Hayward went down with a…

We opened the NBA and fantasy basketball season on Tuesday with two potential conference finals matchups. Sounds great, right? Well, just a little over five minutes into the first quarter of the Boston/Cleveland showdown, Gordon Hayward came down hard. It looked like he just hurt his back at first, but then you heard Marv Albert break the news, “Heyward broke his leg! Hayward has broken his leg.” No matter what team you root for, you never want to see something like this happen.Unfortunately, Hayward wasn’t the only…

As a Celtics fan, writing this article totally sucks. Barely over five minutes into his Celtics career, Gordon Hayward came down hard on an alley-oop attempt and from the reaction from the Cleveland bench, you knew something was drastically wrong. Hayward had dislocated his left ankle and fracturing his tibia. I have seen the footage about five times now and that’s five times too many. Why I watched again after the first time is beyond me. Do yourself a favor and don’t watch the replay if you have a weak stomach. It was…

Happy opening night NBA fans! The NBA has a short off-season compared to the other major U.S. sports leagues but it always seems to take forever for the new season to get here. Well, we don’t have to wait any longer as the regular season kicks off tonight with a pair of marquee matchups.First, it’s an Eastern Conference Finals rematch, as the Cleveland Cavaliers host the massively overhauled Boston Celtics. Following that is the home opener for the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who play host to an improved…

After previewing the Eastern Conference last week, we’ll move onto the Western Conference with the season within reach. The race to the playoffs will be even more exciting in the West, thanks to the level of talent in the conference. With that said, the very top of the conference is much more predictable.For more on the NBA and fantasy basketball, download the 3-and-D Pod on Fantrax Radio and Soundcloud. Follow me on Twitter @JonSauber. Tier One 1. Golden State Warriors There isn’t a whole lot to say here. I know…