Making Sense of the N.B.A.’s Wacky Start 🔗 🏀 🤪

The drama has come faster than usual this season, from fistfights to free agents to sneakerheads grabbing the spotlight.

Pictured below: A new rule giving players more freedom with the shoes they wear has led to some colorful and meaningful displays across the N.B.A. Here, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has incorporated a picture of quarterback Colin Kaepernick.