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Sixers’ Game Against Oklahoma City Postponed as Contact Tracing Leaves Too Few Players Available

Published: Jan 17th, 2021 · 5:58 PM EST

Dec 28, 2020; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder banner covers empty seats at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports

If you were worried about having to split your attention between the NFL Divisional Round and the Sixers tonight, worry no more:

The Sixers postponement is due to contact tracing connected with the game against the Grizzlies on Saturday night, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 17, 2021

I’m told Memphis had COVID issue today and Sixers want to make sure all their players and staff are safe and are doing contact tracing https://t.co/uYAndvHOxz

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) January 17, 2021

Source tells me the Sixers do not have any new positive tests to report at this time

— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) January 17, 2021

Not yet, anyway. But as our lead Sixers writer put it, how much longer can the NBA go on like this?

Can the NBA just please do the smart thing and shut it down for 2 weeks, get this sorted out, and then go from there?

— Kevin Kinkead (@Kevin_Kinkead) January 17, 2021

You said it man.

Philip Keidel

Formerly a Featured Columnist on the Philadelphia Phillies and Manchester City Football Club for Bleacher Report. Full-time attorney, part-time pundit. Follow me @philkeidel on Twitter.