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NBA season restart delayed as Houston vs Oklahoma postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests and breaches
The NBA season has been disrupted at the first hurdle with Houston’s season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder postponed because of COVID-19.
Key points:
- Houston could not field eight players, meaning its season opening NBA game has been postponed
- Star player James Harden was ruled out after breaching the NBA’s COVID protocols
- The NBA released its fixtures for only the first half of the 2020/21 season to account for postponements
The Rockets were left without the league-mandated eight-minimum players after a number of coronavirus cases and James Harden’s violation of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols.
The NBA announced the postponement in a release that said three Rockets players had returned tests that were either positive or inconclusive,…
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