Two more NBA games have been called off for due to coronavirus-related issues.

Additionally, the Miami Heat will be without at least five players for

the next several days due to possible exposure to the virus.

The postponed games are today’s match-up between the Dallas Mavericks and

the New Orleans Pelicans and tomorrow’s face-off between the Chicago Bulls and

the Boston Celtics.

The announcements follow yesterday’s game postponement between Miami and

the Heat which was put off due to contact-tracing issues within the Heat.

Ongoing contact-tracing has affected several teams, which has resulted in

players being ruled out, including the Mavericks which did not have the league minimum

of eight players to go ahead with today’s game.

Contact

tracing within the NBA has gotten much more aggressive and high-tech in recent

days, with a new requirement that everyone within the travel parties wear an

electronic device that tracks their proximity to one another. The data from

those devices is part of the determination as to whether a player needs to

quarantine because of possible exposure.