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Jazz-Wizards Game Postponed Due to COVID-19 Issues

The Utah Jazz-Washington Wizards game scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed due to COVID-19 implications, the NBA announced.

Due to ongoing contract tracing, the Wizards (3-8) did not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the game.

Washington's next game is scheduled for Friday on the road against the Detroit Pistons. The Jazz (6-4) will return to action Friday at home against Atlanta.

This canceled game comes hours after the NBA and NBPA announced an agreement on additional COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday.

The new league rules, which the league and NBPA said supplement the current health and safety protocols, were announced amid rising positive COVID-19 rates both nationally and within the NBA, which have caused multiple NBA games to be postponed.