Archives for September 2021

Unvaccinated players will be tested far more often than their vaccinated colleagues and face a slew of other restrictions. … [Read more...] about NBA coronavirus protocols lay out rules for unvaccinated players

Talk of a Simmons trade remains very quiet around the league. … [Read more...] about Report: 76ers “targeting” Western Conference teams for Simmons trade

It will cost Kyrie Irving and Andrew Wiggins more than $300,000 a game missed. … [Read more...] about NBA says players who miss games due to local vaccination mandates will not be paid for those games

The NBA confirmed today that players who miss games due to governmental vaccine mandates in certain municipalities won’t be paid for those games, as Shams Charania of The Athletic relays (via Twitter). “Any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses,” league spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement. This is … [Read more...] about Players Won’t Be Paid For Games Missed Due To Local Vaccine Mandates

Few players who returned to their teams for the 2021/22 season came closer to being traded over the summer than Kings sharpshooter Buddy Hield. However, speaking to reporters at the start of training camp this week, Hield sounded happy to still be in Sacramento and unbothered by seeing his name pop up in offseason trade rumors, as Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Hield, Holmes, Shamet, Bradley, Iguodala