Game 3 of the Hawks’ first-round series against the Heat in Atlanta has been delayed after a “suspicious package” was found outside the stadium. The new tip-off time for the game is expected to be 7:55 p.m. ET.
The package was reportedly located around the Dominique Wilkins statue outside State Farm Arena.
With 50 minutes to go until the original tip-off time of 7:15, no fans had entered the stadium yet. Additionally, police arrived on the scene to investigate the situation.
State Farm Arena is expected to have a full capacity crowd, and fans who were going to enter the stadium near where the package was found were told to use a different entrance, according to The Athletic’s Chris Kirchner.