LOS ANGELES -- With the Los Angeles Lakers' first preseason game looming Friday against the LA Clippers -- which will be just six days into training camp and 61 days since their clinching Game 6 NBA Finals victory -- coach Frank Vogel sounds like he's calling off the big guns.Atlanta Hawks Face Masks

"In the present circumstances, bringing thousands of individuals (and households) together -- many of whom would travel and return from other counties -- creates too much risk of widespread transmission in transit and while visiting San Francisco," the department of public health said in a letter to the Warriors, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

LeBron James Jr. came off the bench for Sierra Canyon High School as a freshman last season. Cooper Neill for ESPN
It remains to be seen how Bronny develops as a professional prospect in the next few years or if the NBA's collective bargaining agreement will be amended to allow players to be drafted straight out of high school once again, an option the league did away with in 2005.NBA Face Masks & NBA Face Covers

“I felt like I had to be there being in the city that I’m from,” said Russell, 24. “I was nervous. It was kind of out of character to do that. I’m not the type of guy to do that. But I had to. I kept making eye contact with a lot of people and I kept seeing the pain out of those people’s eyes, too, with what they have been dealing with. What came to my mind was just everybody is different in some way, shape or form.

"We're just trying to iron all that stuff out right now," said first-year Rockets coach Stephen Silas, who also noted that free-agent signee Sterling Brown had yet to practice with the Rockets because of COVID-19 protocols. "I wish I had a good answer for you. I wish I had a better answer for you when it comes to all that, but I don't."

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry says the possibility of signing an extension with the organization is "on the table" and reiterated that he is hopeful he eventually will retire from the only professional team he has ever known.Phoenix Suns Face Masks

"It's something you've got to deal with,'' Miami Heat guard and National Basketball Players Association vice president Andre Iguodala said Sunday when told of the Blazers' situation -- the first facility shutdown in the league since teams began gathering last week. "Hope for the best but prepare for the worst and see what happens from there.''Minnesota Timberwolves Face Masks