DALLAS — As Texas’ severe weather and power outages continue, the NBA has postponed another Mavericks game.
The Mavericks will not play the Rockets on Friday in Houston, the league announced Thursday, citing a “government shutdown of Toyota Center because of severe weather conditions.”
The NBA has not set a makeup date.
The Mavericks, who also had their Wednesday home matchup against the Pistons called off, will go at least eight days — from last Sunday’s loss to the Trail Blazers to Monday’s home matchup against the Grizzlies — without a game.
It’s the first weather-related postponement for the Rockets, who were on an East Coast road trip when Texas’ crisis started. The NBA had already postponed four Spurs games between Feb. 16-22 because of a COVID-19 outbreak among San Antonio’s players.
The Mavericks haven’t been immune to personal issues during the historic conditions this week: A few players and staff members have stayed in hotels, and coach Rick Carlisle said his family has also gone without power for long stretches.
But they have worked to maintain some normalcy with their schedule in flux.
The team practiced Wednesday in American Airlines Center because of an outage at their Design District facility and is planning to hold another workout Thursday afternoon.
The eight-day gap between games — despite having a fully healthy roster amid the coronavirus pandemic — presents an unexpected obstacle just before the midpoint of the season.
