The Boston Celtics find their third game in a series that has been postponed following reports that they do not have fit enough players to take the floor, p.er Adrian Wojnarowski at ESPN and Tim Bontemps.
Just days after they rescheduled games against the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, the tournament scheduled for Wednesday, January 13 is also on ice for this time as it is reported that there are not enough eligible members at the Celtics of their roster to meet the leagues the minimum number of eight players available. This comes as the league begins to show more willingness to change its approach to making the NBA season in the midst of a pandemic.
The question circulating throughout the media field of the league is whether the proposed measures are sufficient.
According to Wojnarowski, the league and the National Association of Basketball Players (NBPA) may agree to tighten the existing protocol, including reducing the interaction between players from teams competitive and a greater focus on mask use.
There is skepticism in some media circles as to whether that might be enough, with some analysts such as Tim Cato The Athletic and Jared Weiss recently publishing work noting that protocol may not NBA attention to live game action dynamics on community distribution.
Whatever the league decides, there may be a study by experts to see if there are ways to further reverse the existing approach, as well as find out if need to make major changes – or events like more contagious sequences appear suggestive. old customs are now old-fashioned.
With a delay in starting, the league should consider all available options – including a short stop to get the cut – to ensure the health of their players and the communities in are they playing.