Mavericks’ flights grounded by winter storm as NBA postpones 2 video games

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NBA postponed video games in Memphis and Milwaukee on Sunday due to an enormous winter storm that’s creating harmful journey circumstances throughout a lot of the U.S.

The Dallas Mavericks tried twice to fly to Milwaukee for his or her Sunday night time sport towards the Bucks, however circumstances didn’t permit it. A call to postpone was introduced a couple of hours earlier than tipoff. Food that had been ready for the sport was donated to shelters within the Milwaukee space.

Earlier Sunday, a sport between the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies was postponed about three hours earlier than tipoff.

Reschedule dates weren’t introduced.

The league additionally modified the beginning instances for 2 video games on Monday: Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets will tip off at 3 p.m. ET as an alternative of seven p.m., and the Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks at 1:30 p.m. as an alternative of seven:30 p.m.

The Memphis space was experiencing a combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain that started falling early Saturday morning and continued Sunday morning. South and east of Memphis, freezing rain collected on energy traces and timber, inflicting widespread outages and blocked roads. Authorities had advisable folks keep off the streets because the wintry combine and frigid temperatures brought on a refreeze.

The Nuggets mentioned they deliberate to fly out in some unspecified time in the future Sunday, relying on the circumstances at Memphis International Airport. They are scheduled to play at residence Tuesday towards the Detroit Pistons.

The Grizzlies are scheduled to be in Houston for a sport towards the Rockets on Monday.

An NBA G League sport scheduled for Monday between the Memphis Hustle and Stockton Kings in Southaven, Mississippi, was postponed and rescheduled for Feb. 19.

At least two faculty ladies’s basketball video games have been postponed: No. 17 Tennessee’s go to to No. 18 Mississippi on Monday and Tulane’s go to to Memphis on Tuesday. Reschedule dates weren’t introduced.

In males’s basketball, a sport that includes Tennessee at No. 21 Georgia was pushed again a day from Tuesday to Wednesday. Purdue Fort Wayne and IU Indianapolis, and Southern Illinois and Evansville had Sunday video games postponed with out make-up dates introduced.

The schedule modifications come after dozens of video games have been moved round earlier within the week in anticipation of the storm.

Separately, on Saturday, the NBA postponed a sport between the Warriors and Timberwolves to “prioritize the safety and security of the Minneapolis community” after the deadly capturing of a person by a federal officer in a district situated lower than two miles away from the place the Timberwolves play.

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