The Utah Jazz’s longest road trip of the season was shorter than planned.
Instead of flying to Washington, D.C., after Tuesday night’s win in Cleveland, the team returned home to Salt Lake City. The Jazz’s game against the Wizards had been postponed because COVID-19 contact tracing issues had left Washington with fewer than eight eligible players this week.
After a handful of postponed games around the league, NBA officials this week have announced additional measures to supplement the COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
“The biggest thing is we have to continue to be safe,” guard Donovan Mitchell said.