Suns center Deandre Ayton was suspended 25 games without pay by the NBA for violating the terms of the the league and union’s joint anti-drug program by testing positive for a diuretic.

The NBA announced the suspension Thursday night.

The first overall pick last year out of Arizona, Ayton averaged 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds as a rookie. He had 18 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night in the Suns’ season-opening home victory over the Nuggets.

Bagley out 4-6 weeks: Kings forward Marvin Bagley III will miss four to six weeks after injuring his thumb in Wednesday night’s season opener.

The Kings said Thursday that an MRI showed Bagley has a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb after getting hurt in a 124-95 loss to the Suns in Phoenix.

Bagley had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the game.

The Kings are counting on a big season for Bagley after he had a promising rookie campaign. The No. 2 overall pick in 2018 out of Duke averaged 14.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his first season.

McRae set for surgery: Wizards G/F Jordan McRae will have surgery on his right ring finger after breaking it in the team’s season-opening loss to the Mavericks on Wednesday.

He will be re-evaluated next week.