The NBA on Sunday postponed a total of five games involving nine teams in response to rising coronavirus numbers, raising the number of contests that have been pushed back this season to seven. The postponements came on the same day that Atlanta announced star guard Trae Young entered the league's health and safety protocols and the Los Angeles Lakers said coach Frank Vogel also was added to the list.
Leaguewide, through Sunday evening, there were at least 75 players from 20 teams who have either been ruled out to play — or in the case of the postponed games, would have been ruled out — because they are in the protocols.
That number has soared in recent days, with the NBA just one of many sports leagues worldwide dealing with a rapidly worsening issue. Anticipating that to indeed be the case, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association agreed Sunday to a plan where, in response to the current wave of COVID cases, teams will have roster flexibility and not have to worry about salary cap or luxury tax implications. According to a memo sent to teams late Sunday night and obtained by The Associated Press, the NBA and union will allow teams to sign a replacement player for each player under contract who is confirmed positive for the virus.
It was not clear how many of the current positive cases involve those who are ineligible for a booster shot or those who have chosen not to receive one. Kidd said that his team discussed concerns about COVID-related issues before his team played the Lakers — a team with multiple players in protocols — last week.
We've got to just listen to the league and try to do the best that we can. It's not just us; you see games are being canceled. Also not clear is how many of the NBA cases involve asymptomatic players.
The NHL has six teams shut down through Christmas because of outbreaks, and numerous college games at all levels have been canceled in recent days. Westbrook was briefly in the protocols late last week, before returning at least three negative coronavirus tests and being cleared to return to play without missing a game. Other teams including Indiana, Memphis and Charlotte have experienced outbreaks.
Their Friday game against the Minnesota Timberwolves was moved back from 5 p. PST, and their Sunday game with the Bulls was moved from p. Horton-Tucker Monk 9.
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Found the story interesting? Like us on Facebook to see similar stories. I'm already a fan, don't show this again. AP — The NBA on Sunday postponed a total of five games involving nine teams in response to rising coronavirus numbers, raising the number of contests that have been pushed back this season to seven.
Leaguewide, through Sunday evening, there were at least 75 players from 20 teams who have either been ruled out to play — or in the case of the postponed games, would have been ruled out — because they are in the protocols. That number has soared in recent days, with the NBA just one of many sports leagues worldwide dealing with a rapidly worsening issue. It was not clear how many of the current positive cases involve those who are ineligible for a booster shot or those who have chosen not to receive one.
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