Multiple Teams’ Travel Impacted By FAA Ground Stop

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a “nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports” on Friday afternoon due to an unspecified communication issue, an issue that Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said would take some time to resolve, per Grace Raynor of The Athletic (subscriber link).

There were five NBA teams scheduled to fly on Friday for their games on Saturday: the Nets and Pistons were both scheduled for afternoon flights, while the Cavaliers, Bulls, and Grizzlies were all scheduled to fly out after their games on Friday night, Joe Vardon writes in the same piece.

The Knicks had also planned to fly out Friday night after their matchup with the Pacers, and their plans…