NEW ORLEANS – The Pelicans and Trail Blazers played on Tuesday night.
That’s it. That’s the story, with the NBA caught in a COVID-19 wave. Eight games have been postponed so far. More than 100 players have entered health and safety protocols this month. In the last week, the league has added about 10 more players to the list each day. On Tuesday, Adam Silver confirmed during an ESPN interview that the omicron variant is responsible for roughly 90% of the NBA’s new cases. Silver called omicron “beyond dominant.”
Some have suggested the NBA pause its season.