Celtics-Heat Postponed After Miami Player’s Inconclusive COVID-19 Test

No makeup date has been announced

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Jan 10, 2021

UPDATE (5 p.m. ET) -- The NBA officially announced the postponement of Sunday's Celtics-Heat game.

ORIGINAL STORY -- Sunday's game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat has been postponed, according to a report from The Athletic's Shams Charania.

The postponement came after an unidentified Heat player returned an inconclusive COVID-19 test, per Charania’s report, pushing Miami below the required threshold for available players.

The Celtics were planning to enter the game with just eight players due to COVID-19 exposure throughout the team. Jayson Tatum reportedly tested positive for the virus a second time Sunday, forcing teammates Jaylen Brown, Semi Ojeleye and Javonte Green into quarantine.

The NBA has not announced a makeup date for Sunday's game.

Thumbnail photo via Brian Fluharty/USA TODAY Sports Images
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (center), forward Semi Ojeleye (left) and center Tristan Thompson (right)
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