On that front, the Celtics moved rather quickly. After flirting with Paul Millsap (who eventually signed in Denver again) Boston signed longtime nemesis Tristan Thompson with the MLE. Then they were able to sign Jeff Teague to be the veteran guard we’ve needed for years.Oklahoma City Thunder Face Masks

The league's protocol document also includes language about how a COVID-19 vaccine could affect the season. Once "one or more vaccines" have been both authorized by the FDA and specialists working with the NBA and the NBPA believe them to be safe and effective, the NBA and NBPA will discuss whether "Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals" will be required to receive the vaccine. The protocol also says that, if the vaccine will not be required, that could create the need for additional health and safety restrictions for those who don't get the vaccine, compared to those who do. For example, people who don't get the vaccine could have to wear masks or get tested more often than those who do get it. -- BontempsCharlotte Hornets Face Masks

The NBA's health and safety protocols for the upcoming season mandate all coaches, including head coaches, wear masks at all times while coaching -- a change from the in-game mask policy used during the league's summer restart in Orlando. The guidelines warn that coaches "must not regularly pull down their facemasks more than is occasionally necessary under the circumstances to perform essential coaching duties."San Antonio Spurs Face Masks

Securus charges more than $14 for a 15-minute call in several counties, according to rates provided on the company's website. Tylek's organization has asked Securus to lower its rate for a 15-minute phone call to 75 cents. In 2018, she and other advocates successfully campaigned to make phone calls free for inmates housed in New York City jails.

This could be an indirect benefit for the 31-year-old former MVP, who’s spent the majority of his prime assuming more offensive responsibility than any player not named LeBron James. (Harden’s career usage rate is eighth-highest in NBA history). His most devastating form will take place in pick and rolls, where Wood will force opponents to tinker with their base coverage, whether he’s in tandem with Harden or Wall.Orlando Magic Face Masks

It's the first of four preseason games on the schedule for Los Angeles, the most the NBA allows. The Lakers will play the Clippers again in an exhibition game Sunday and then go on the road for games against the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 16 and 18.

Black people make up 13% of the U.S. population but account for 40% of the roughly 2.3 million people incarcerated in the nation's prisons and jails, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, a Massachusetts-based research and advocacy group that uses the most recent census data from 2010 to compile a racial breakdown of who is behind bars.