Dallas Mavericks’ Brandon Williams apologizes for marijuana bust

The use of marijuana is not banned in the NBA, and the league stopped testing for the substance in 2023.

The Mavericks are 12th in the Western Conference and have won two of their five games this season.

Elsewhere, Matas Bouzelis scored 27 points while Josh Giddy and Nikola Vucevic posted double-doubles to extend the Chicago Bulls a perfect start to the season.

The Bulls have won all four games and are on top of the Eastern Conference after beating the Sacramento Kings 126-113 in Chicago.

Austin Reeves scored at the buzzer to take the lead Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-115 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.

Reaves finished the game with 28 points and 16 assists, making up for the absence of injured Lakers stars LeBron James and Luka Doncic.

Ja Morant is 28 points for Memphis Grizzlies in Arizona led the Phoenix Suns to their fourth straight loss.

The Portland Trail Blazers capitalized on four key free throws by Jrue Holiday in the final seconds to pull off a 136-134 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.

The New Orleans Pelicans remain the only team in the Western Conference yet to win after losing 122-88 in the game Denver Nuggets.

Kevin Durant had a strong late game, scoring 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Houston Rockets to a 139-121 victory against the Toronto Raptors in Ontario.

The Orlando Magic fell to their fourth straight game loss Detroit Pistons with Cade Cunningham’s 30 points and 10 assists helping the hosts win 135-116.

in New York, Atlanta Hawks overcame an early 12-0 deficit to win 117-112 at the Brooklyn Nets, who have yet to win any of their first five games.

Boston Celtics home court advantage counts as Jaylen Brown scores a game-high 30 points in a 125-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.