Two months into the 2021-22 NBA season, the league is feeling the effects of the latest COVID-19 surge.
In the first six weeks of the season, 16 players were placed into the league’s COVID health and safety protocols, which sideline any player that tests positive for COVID-19 for a minimum of five days. The month of December marked a major uptick.
MORE: Explaining the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols
As a result, more than 10 games have been postponed.
Per NBA rules, a game is only postponed when a team has fewer than eight available players, but that issue had largely been avoided due to the NBA’s hardship exemption, which grants teams temporary roster spots in the event of an outbreak or several serious injuries.
MORE: NBA’s hardship exemption, explained
Sporting News has the list of NBA players currently in the league’s protocols:
NBA players in COVID health and safety protocols
Boston Celtics (one player)
Charlotte Hornets (one player)
Denver Nuggets (one player)
Detroit Pistons (one player)
Houston Rockets (one player)
LA Clippers (two players)
- Luke Kennard
- Nicolas Batum
Los Angeles Lakers (one player)
Memphis Grizzlies (four players, head coach)
- Kyle Anderson
- Tyus Jones
- Killian Tillie
- Desmond Bane
- Taylor Jenkins
Miami Heat (two players)
- Markieff Morris
- Tyler Herro
Minnesota Timberwolves (one player)
Oklahoma City Thunder (one player)
Phoenix Suns (one player)
Sacramento Kings (one player)
San Antonio Spurs (one player)
Utah Jazz (one player)
