SAN FRANCISCO — Around a swirl of summer transactions and rumors, actual basketball returned.
At Chase Center, the three-day California Classic Summer League featuring the Warriors, Kings, Lakers and Heat tipped off.
All eyes were on Bronny James, who played his first game as a professional, in the Lakers-Kings matinee. In the late game between the Warriors and Heat, Anthony Vereen earned a victory in his first game as a head coach.
“I’m pretty sure I reached my step quota,” Vereen joked postgame.