OKLAHOMA CITY - The Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder will not play their scheduled game on Sunday night after COVID-19 contact tracing left the Sixers without enough players to compete. "Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Sixers, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the scheduled game against the Thunder," the NBA said in a release.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports the contact tracing stems from Philadelphia's Saturday game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The league has not announced a makeup date for the game, which was supposed to take place in Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena.AdvertisementNo word on whether the Sixers' next game in Philadelphia against the.