The Dallas Mavericks are the latest NBA team affected by the crippling winter storm sweeping through parts of the country.
The NBA has postponed the Sunday, Jan. 25 matchup between the Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum due to inclement weather, the league announced in a statement.
The Mavs were still awaiting takeoff on the plane, stranded on the tarmac in Dallas as of 3 p.m. CT for their originally scheduled 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) tip-off in Milwaukee. Dallas Hoops Journal’s Grant Afseth reported the start time had already been pushed back by an hour to 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT) before the NBA postponed the game.
A makeup date has not yet been announced.
The Mavericks-Bucks game is now the third NBA matchup this weekend impacted by the winter storm as midwestern and east coast states have experienced several inches of snow, and southern states have been hit by icy conditions with temperatures expected to drop to as low as -58 degrees in some areas. A total of 17 states have declared a state of emergency.
The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets game on Saturday was moved up by six hours, and Sunday’s Denver Nuggets-Memphis Grizzlies game has been postponed to a later date.
NBA insider Marc Stein reported that the Los Angeles Lakers, who played in Dallas on Saturday night, were attempting to fly to Chicago Sunday afternoon for Monday’s game against the Bulls. The Lakers plane eventually left Dallas on Sunday evening, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic.
