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Eugene

(62,657 posts)
Thu Dec 24, 2020, 01:04 AM Dec 2020

NBA: Rockets-Thunder postponed after positive Covid-19 tests

Source: BBC

NBA: Rockets-Thunder postponed after positive Covid-19 tests

23 December 2020 Basketball

The Houston Rockets' season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder has been postponed because the Rockets are unable to field enough players.

Three Rockets players returned either positive or inconclusive coronavirus results, with another four needing to quarantine after contact tracing.

Rockets star James Harden is unavailable because of a violation of the NBA's coronavirus protocols.

All other Rockets players were retested today, and returned negative results.

One player is also injured meaning they do not have the league-required eight available players to play the game at the Toyota Center in Houston.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/55433208


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NBA: Rockets-Thunder postponed after positive Covid-19 tests (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2020 OP
Uh-oh. It's going to be a long season. This is just the second day and already... brush Dec 2020 #1
a fucking farce... dhill926 Dec 2020 #2

brush

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1. Uh-oh. It's going to be a long season. This is just the second day and already...
Thu Dec 24, 2020, 01:12 AM
Dec 2020

a game is postponed.

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