More NBA games have reportedly been postponed.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Sunday’s meeting between the Cavaliers and the Hawks was postponed due to “Cleveland’s player shortage.”
Cleveland’s player shortage precipitated the postponement, sources said. https://t.co/OtfKAwSpEV
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 19, 2023
An hour earlier, Wojnarowski reported that the Cavaliers have a COVID-19 outbreak on their roster, with five players testing positive.
Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen is one of five players to enter the league’s Covid protocols, sources told ESPN. Allen is having an All-Star caliber season averaging 16.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 19, 2023
Hawks star Trae Young has also entered the league’s health and safety protocols. by Wojnarowski.
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Also, Sunday’s meeting between the Nets and the Nuggets would have been postponed.
The Nets currently have 10 players in health and safety protocols, including their All-Star trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving. The Nuggets have two players listed in health and safety protocols in Bol Bol and Michael Porter Jr.
Today’s Denver-Brooklyn game has been postponed, sources told ESPN.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 19, 2023
According to Wojnarowski, the NBA “was still considering the fate” of Sunday’s game between the 76ers and the Pelicans, as Philadelphia “struggled to deliver eight available players.” Andre Drummond and Shake Milton have reportedly joined Georges Niang on health and safety protocols, and the 76ers had several players out or questionable with injuries.
That game has also reportedly been postponed since then.
New Orleans-Philadelphia Has Been Postponed, Source Tells ESPN>
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 19, 2023
These will mark the third, fourth and fifth game postponed so far this NBA season. The Bulls recently postponed two games, on December 14 against the Pistons and on December 16 against the Raptors, after up to 10 players entered the league’s health and safety protocols.
Brooklyn’s game against Washington on Tuesday has also reportedly been postponed.