The Houston Rockets-Oklahoma City Thunder game that was originally scheduled for Wednesday evening has been postponed following Houston's potential COVID-19 outbreak.
League rules mandated that eight Rockets players needed to be available in order for the game to be a go. As COVID-19 test results were returned and contact tracing began, the team did not meet the minimum requirement, the league announced.
The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that three players so far have tested positive or had inconclusive COVID-19 tests. Through contact tracing, four additional players are now quarantined.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported earlier on Wednesday that the Rockets sent home John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and rookie Jae'Sean Tate after fellow rookie Kenyon Martin Jr.