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George Hill Challenges New NBA COVID-19 Protocols: 'I'm Gonna Do What I Want to Do'

Following the NBA's announcement of stricter health and safety protocols amid rising positive COVID-19 rates within the league, Thunder guard George Hill pushed back against some of the measures.

"We wanna play the game ... but I don't understand some of the rules," Hill said, via ESPN. "We can sweat 48 minutes with a guy next to us for 48 minutes, but we can't talk to them afterwards. It makes no sense."

Under the new rules, players must "avoid extended socializing," limiting their pregame and postgame interactions to an elbow or first bump.