The NBA has postponed the next three games for the San Antonio Spurs, after four players on the team had a positive result in COVID-19, the league announced on Tuesday.
Charlotte Hornets, who played against Spurs on Sunday, are in the process of tracking contacts and will have their next two games postponed, the NBA said.
The Spurs have been quarantined in Charlotte since Sunday’s game, ESPN sources told Adrian Wojnarowski.
The affected San Antonio games were scheduled for Wednesday at the Cleveland Cavaliers, Saturday at the New York Knicks and next Monday at the Indiana Pacers.
San Antonio’s next possible game is on February 24 at the Oklahoma City Thunder, meaning the Spurs will have more than a week between disputes – joining the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies as teams to tackle this situation this season.
The affected Hornets games were scheduled for Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls and Friday against the Denver Nuggets.
Charlotte’s next possible game is now Saturday at home against the Golden State Warriors in what would be Stephen Curry’s annual return to North Carolina, where he grew up.
The postponements announced on Tuesday push the total number of games that have been moved back this season due to positive tests or contact tracking problems to 29, including the Spurs game at the Detroit Pistons that should have been played on Tuesday night. market. The NBA canceled the game on Monday.
The NBA does not reveal which players tested positive, but its announcement of the latest postponements said the Spurs had tested positive among the players – and did not mention the coaches. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich announced last month, on his 72nd birthday, that he had received the vaccine that protects against the effects of COVID-19.
The Spurs were without guard Quinndary Weatherspoon for Sunday’s game against Charlotte because of the league’s COVID-19 protocols; Weatherspoon had played 10 minutes on Friday in Atlanta against the Hawks, so he was signaled by protocols over the weekend.
Being discarded because of protocols can suggest a number of things, including a positive test, a suspicious positive test or contact tracking data showing that a player may have been exposed to a person with COVID-19.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.