The NBA has postponed the next Boston Celtics game. The game against Orlando Magic will not take place on Thursday night. In addition, the game between the Washington Wizards and the Utah Jazz has to be rescheduled. The Dallas Mavericks can play against it again.
As the NBA announced, the Celtics can still not muster eight players, which is why the game against Orlando has been postponed. Another duel with Orlando is scheduled for Saturday night, according to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN it is still unclear whether it can then be played.
It is now the third cancellation of a Celtics game, the games against Miami and Chicago could not take place. The first rejection is also for Washington. The wizards announced that German national player Moritz Wagner and Rui Hachimura have been included in the corona protocol. A possible chain of infection is currently being traced, so that the game against Utah cannot take place.
Dallas Mavericks can probably compete in Charlotte
In total, the NBA had to postpone six games, including the duel between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans. Maxi Kleber recently tested positive for Corona at the Mavs, now it was found that a second player was also positive.
It is said to be a player from the trio Jalen Brunson, Dorian Finney-Smith and Josh Richardson, all three of whom stayed in Denver last Thursday and are in quarantine. Dwight Powell is also in the corona protocol, so the Texans have to do without five players in total.
As the team announced, there is optimism that the game at the Charlotte Hornets can be played on Thursday night. The Mavs have already landed in Charlotte.
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