Teams beyond the Bulls and Hornets have had issues as well. The Charlotte Hornets have been down five players to health and safety protocols: LaMelo Ball, Jalen McDaniels, Mason Plumlee, Terry Rozier and Ish Smith. Ujiri is in self-isolation at home for 10 days. Ujiri said he was at a Giants of Africa event Sunday, then learned of “positive COVID-19 tests among our guests.” The event was held in compliance with public health guidelines. Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman and President Masai Ujiri tested positive as well last week despite being fully vaccinated and having gotten a booster. Carlisle is fully vaccinated and has gotten his booster, reported ESPN the Pacers had already canceled Thursday’s practice out of “an abundance of caution” and assistant coach Lloyd Pierce is leading the Pacers in Carlisle’s absence. Indiana Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle tested positive and missed his team’s game Friday against the Dallas Mavericks, the team he coached for more than a decade before leaving this past summer for Indiana.
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The NBA has not had to postpone any games to this point, while its winter pro sports counterpart, the National Hockey League, has had to postpone five games involving the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders at separate points this season due to breakthrough positives on both teams. The NBPA says 97 percent of the league is vaccinated and reports have indicated about 60 percent of players have received a booster shot. The league’s issues with breakthrough COVID positives among vaccinated coaches and players is getting worse in the post-Thanksgiving period as testing as increased throughout the league, with multiple teams short-handed and one needing emergency roster exceptions. The NBA postponed 31 games due to COVID-19 last season. However the league considered Chicago’s situation and postponed the games since one of those players was only signed last Friday and three others have seldom been on the Bulls roster this season, spending most of the season in the G League. Ebenhack)īecause of all the positives, the Bulls would have only eight players available for the Pistons game - the league minimum. Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan dribbles in front of Orlando Magic forward Chuma Okeke during the second half of a game on November 26, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. Ten Bulls players had entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols since December 1: Coby White, Javonte Green, DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Derrick Jones Jr., Ayo Dosunmu, Stanley Johnson, Zach LaVine, Troy Brown Jr. The Bulls will have games against the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors rescheduled for later dates.
The Chicago Bulls, in the midst of a widespread COVID outbreak that has affected 10 players on its roster, will have the next two games postponed by the NBA. NBA: Breakthrough Positives Increasing Throughout League Here is a look at where things stand.Ĭlick here for the latest on COVID-19’s Effect on the Sports-Event Industry. Nearly every major sporting event has been canceled, moved or postponed. The coronavirus outbreak has forced difficult decisions for the sports-event industry.
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