Atlanta Due to a winter storm, Saturday’s game between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks has been postponed.
According to the NBA, the inclement weather and dangerous icy conditions in the Atlanta area led to the decision to put player, spectator, and staff safety first.
A date for the rescheduled game will be revealed later, according to the league.
Roads were predicted to refreeze on Saturday night after a winter storm dumped snow and ice on the Atlanta area on Friday.
As fallen trees on power lines became a common problem, the number of power outages in the Atlanta area increased gradually on Friday night. Over 110,000 consumers, primarily in the Atlanta region, were without power.
This Saturday’s postponement of the Rockets-Hawks is the third NBA game to be removed from the schedule.
Officials had to cancel the Charlotte Hornets game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome and the San Antonio Spurs game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena due to wildfires in southern California.