Securus also pledged to donate $3 million in 2020 to efforts to reduce recidivism and to hold quarterly meetings with families and individuals impacted by incarceration.
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The league has an idea of which cities have the infrastructure in place to host an NBA team, but there isn't an official list of alternate cities at this point. Potential relocation cities would be evaluated solely on health and safety issues, as factors such as fan support would not be relevant. -- MacMahon
"The kid gets a signature shoe from Nike, which we know there's a small [group]. I mean, out of all the players that's played in our league, out of all the players that's been with Nike, there's not many signature guys," James said. "And I was like, 'That is a signature guy. Because not only is it his ability, what he does on the floor. Not only with his size. And his handle. His handle -- kids love that. He's going to have a following. That is a signature guy.' So I was like, I told my guys at Nike, 'Yes, if this is what you guys are thinking, stop f---ing thinking. He's a signature guy. There's nothing to think about.'"
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Wall and Harden will appreciate having him as both a moving target and a looming threat in the dunker’s spot, to say nothing of the corner-three assist opportunities his dives will help generate. Last year, Detroit shot 44.1 percent from the corner with Wood in the game, up 3.7 percent from when Wood didn’t play. (From 2015 to 2018, only James averaged more corner-three assists per game than Harden and Wall, who tore his Achilles the following year.)
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Brees -- who missed the previous four games because of his injuries -- finished 15-of-34 passing for 234 yards as he fell short in the marquee quarterback matchup against Patrick Mahomes. His completion percentage of 44.4% was the third-lowest of his career. The Saints also finished 1-of-11 on third downs.
The 2021 trade deadline has yet to be finalized. The deadline is typically in early February, a week or two before the All-Star break, but this season's deadline will occur after March 3. That is the date when free agents who signed with their own teams for greater than a 20% increase from the previous season can be traded. -- Royce Young
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“What is next for us? Throughout the year we will keep coming together as an organization to keep bringing that,” Russell said. “Minnesota is a place where we can continue to bring that voice.”