The home game of the Chicago Bulls against Miami Heat is in the N.B.A canceled at short notice that night.
The reason for the postponement was moisture on the field at the United Center, which caused the Court made unplayable. The game was originally scheduled to start at 2 a.m. German time Tip off was initially delayed before the league officially canceled the match. A new date has not yet been set.
Bulls share hall with ice hockey team
“The game at the United Center has been postponed due to moisture on the ground making the court unplayable”shared the N.B.A in a statement. The Bulls share the hall with the ice hockey team Chicago Blackhawkswhich played there on Wednesday and competes again on Friday.
United Center employees try to dry the field
Such incidents are in the N.B.A Although rare, but not without precedent: in 2016, a duel between the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers canceled because condensation from the ice below made the floor slippery. A similar problem occurred in 2017 Target Center in Minneapolis on, as that Minnesota Timberwolves their home game against the Portland Trail Blazers after an ice hockey event and a “Disney on Ice” show had to postpone.