The Chicago Bulls have faced a huge COVID-19 outbreak over the last week or so, with 10 players currently out in the health and safety program either with positive tests or contact with others with positive tests.
The league has now stepped in and postponed Chicago’s upcoming games, one of which is against the Raptors.
The NBA has postponed the Bulls-Pistons game on Tuesday and Bulls-Raptors on Thursday, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 13, 2021
Who knows whether this is the start of another extreme disruption, or whether this will be a one-off postponement for a team in a unique situation. But we’re starting to see COVID-19 affect more and more NBA teams, with even Masai Ujiri having to isolate recently after the Giants of Africa event.