After the Rockets beat the Warriors in Game 4 on Monday night in Houston, the team urged fans to stay in their seats to wait out the torrential rainstorms and flooding going on outside. Although many fans left, others played it safe and hung around, as did the Rockets star Dwight Howard.
“I don’t think it’s smart for anybody to try to be out in this weather,” he told The Houston Chronicle.
It is not uncommon for Mother Nature to get in the way of sports. Baseball, of course, is the most vulnerable, as a spring shower may be enough for a delay or postponement.