Cooper Flagg’s duel with Bronny James in Mavs debut rocks Las Vegas Summer League

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Thousands rained boos upon the officials with five seconds remaining on the Thomas & Mack Center scoreboard in Oklahoma City’s 90-81 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. 

The Summer League crowd, which had packed out the lower bowl and was in the process of filling up the nosebleed seats by late Thursday afternoon, was not there to watch Ben Saraf send Brooks Barnhizer to the free throw line.

No, they were waiting, with bated breath, for the start of an equally meaningless but infinitely more hyped exhibition.