Before Thursday, the Kings were one of nine teams in the NBA that had not experienced a coronavirus-related game postponement.
That changed as Thursday morning brought the total number of postponed games to 20, and now the Kings are part of two. The NBA announced that it will be postponing the Memphis Grizzlies’ next three games (their Wednesday game had previously been delayed), and the final two of those were a home back-to-back against Sacramento on Saturday and Sunday.
As the ESPN article notes, the decision to essentially pause the Grizzlies for a full week is a new step in the league’s coronavirus response.