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Celtics-Heat game postponed due to COVID-19 issues, NBA has 'no plans to pause season'

Sunday’s game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues, the NBA announced. The Heat don’t have enough players due to contact tracing after someone returned an inconclusive COVID-19 test.

Officially announced. Second postponement of the season. pic.twitter.com/ebM3KCSbcJ

The Heat are the reason behind the postponement, but it absolutely could have been the Celtics. The Celtics’ injury report on Sunday was absurd. Nine players were listed as out, and seven of them were due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols.