Whew! J.R. Smith put on a shirt to campaign for Hillary Clinton

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

REBIRTH IN CHICAGO: Dwyane Wade has brought something new to Chicago: fun. He, Rajon Rondo, and Jimmy Butler are still working out the kinks, but the chemistry and camaraderie has been off the charts, writes Paul Flannery in this week’s Sunday Shootaround. Plus Professors Flanns has reaction to the Early Bird extensions, the best quotes of the week, and more. Check it out.

DEAR GODS ALMIGHTY: What Larry Nance Jr. did to David West is unspeakable. He didn’t just dunk on him. This was more. This was disrespect of the highest order. This was unacceptable.

GET OUT THE GOAT: LeBron James and J.R. Smith (and J.R.’s daughter Demi) rallied with Hillary Clinton in Cleveland on Sunday. LeBron urged inner-city kids like him to engage and vote on Tuesday. J.R. did, in fact, wear a shirt. Meanwhile, not even Spencer Hawes, the most vocal conservative in the NBA, has endorsed Donald Trump. The NBA is Hillaryland for real.

DEAD DEADLINE: Daman Rangoola argues that the Lakers’ young core is so exciting that the Busses nor Mitch Kupchak shouldn’t concern themselves with the oft-discussed deadline Jim Buss is under to turn the team into a contender. And it doesn’t sound like Mitch is too concerned in his chat with J.A. Adande. By the way, the Lakers smoked the Warriors on Friday and are 4-3. That does not reflect well on at least a couple of 2015-16 Lakers personalities, does it?

STICK TO BASKETBALL: Paul George tried to kick a ball into the stanchion. He missed, it hit a fan, and he got ejected. He apologized to the fan, but not to the game of soccer.

SCORES GALORE ...

Jazz 114, Knicks 109
Blazers 100, Grizzlies 94
Kings 96, Raptors 91
Bucks 75, Mavericks 86 (OT)
Nuggets 123, Celtics 107
Suns 108, Lakers 119

VINTAGE D-ROSE ALERT.

YOUR DAILY EMBIID: He LeBroned LeBron.

WELPVILLE, La: Lance Stephenson tore his groin, so the Pelicans will apparently release him to sign Archie Goodwin, who the Suns waived in training camp. The Pelicans are 0-6.

DAVID DID THIS: I’ve long argued that you can blame Carmelo Anthony’s hats, Dwyane Wade’s capris and Russell Westbrook’s shirts on David Stern, whose dress code changed how NBA players dress. Rolling Stone is taking that tongue-in-cheek admonishment a step further, crediting Stern with changing men’s fashion entirely.

CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL: The Cavaliers’ handshake routine is beyond amazing. Shout out to Moondog — who, to be clear, is a dog — for getting his shirt off and back on during the intros as a tribute to Smitty.

SURELY THIS IS THEIR YEAR: The Clippers are making us believe.

PLEASE KEEP SHEED AND KG TOGETHER ON TNT.

HUH: The Mavericks revoked the season-long media credentials of Marc Stein and Tim MacMahon, both of whom work for ESPN. Apparently Mark Cuban doesn’t like ESPN reporters using Mavericks credentials to report largely on other NBA teams. Stein is a saint and MacMahon is well-respected, so expect the league to step in soon. Meanwhile, the Mavericks are 1-5.

AND FINALLY: A very touching, sad story on Warriors GM Bob Myers’ late brother-in-law, who taught the workaholic Myers to live every minute.

NEXT UP: Just a single NBA TV game on Monday (Jazz-Sixers, 7 p.m. ET). Your League Pass Game of the Night is probably Pistons-Clippers (10:30 p.m.), unless you want to see Anthony Davis face the Warriors (also 10:30 p.m.).

Happy Monday. See you next time.