BOSTON — The Boston Celtics will not be playing their scheduled Sunday night game against the Miami Heat following an inconclusive COVID-19 test for a Miami player, the team confirmed Sunday night. The initial report of the postponement came from Shams Charania of The Athletic.
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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 10, 2021
That inconclusive test means that, after contact tracing was done, Miami does not have eight players available to play tonight, which is the minimum amount required to tip-off for Sunday night’s game.
The Boston Celtics-Miami Heat game tonight has been postponed, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. A Heat player has returned an inconclusive test, and team does not have required eight players to proceed with game tonight due to contact tracing.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 10, 2021
The Celtics were set to be without a number of players as well Sunday, with seven players unavailable due to the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
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