The game scheduled for Sunday between the Denver Nuggets and the Memphis Grizzlies has been postponed due to a major winter storm crossing much of the United States.
Less than three hours before kickoff, NBA officials announced the game was postponed due to weather conditions in the Memphis area, where a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain began falling early Saturday morning. and continued Sunday morning.
Both teams and the referees had arrived in Memphis. This was not the case in Milwaukee, where the Bucks were scheduled to host the Dallas Mavericks at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
The Mavericks were unable to arrive by plane on Saturday evening. As of Sunday afternoon, they were still in Dallas and planned to be in Milwaukee by mid-afternoon.
An NBA G League game scheduled for Monday between the Memphis Hustle and the Stockton Kings in Southaven, Mississippi, has also been postponed until February 19.
South and east of Memphis, freezing rain accumulated on power lines and trees, causing widespread power outages and blocked roads. The authorities had recommended that the population stay at home due to the progressive frost caused by winter precipitation and freezing temperatures.
The Nuggets announced plans to fly out Sunday, depending on weather conditions at Memphis International Airport. They are scheduled to face the Detroit Pistons at home on Tuesday.
The Grizzlies are scheduled to play the Rockets in Houston on Monday.
At least two women’s college basketball games have also been postponed: the one between Tennessee and Mississippi on Monday and the one between Tulane and Memphis on Tuesday. Rescheduled dates were not immediately communicated.
In men’s college basketball, the game between Tennessee and Georgia was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday. The games at Purdue Fort Wayne, IU Indianapolis, Southern Illinois and Evansville, scheduled for Sunday, were also postponed without a resumption date having been announced.
On Saturday, the NBA postponed a game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves in order to “prioritize the safety of the Minneapolis community” after the death of a man shot by a federal agent in a shopping area located less than two miles from the Timberwolves’ home.
