On December 14, Beijing time, the NBA shutdown crisis came, according to ESPN reporter Baxter Holmes reported that as Christmas approached, indoor gatherings were increasing, and several NBA executives and health commissioners believed that the league's epidemic would worsen, and more players may trigger health and safety agreements; and the new crown virus has mutated.
As of now, 46 players in the league have triggered the epidemic prevention agreement this season, of which 41 have missed the game, in the past two weeks, a total of 31 players have entered the epidemic prevention agreement, the Bulls have 10 players recruited in the past week, and only 8 players on the team can currently participate in the game, which has caused the Bulls to postpone the game with the Pistons and Thunder, and the NBA has officially approved the Bulls' request.
The Nets, Bulls, Hornets, Heat, Pacers, Nuggets and many other teams have been hit by the epidemic.
Originally, league executives did not want to delay the game, but the epidemic caused the league to agree to the Bulls to postpone the game.
About 97 percent of the league's players have been vaccinated, and at the league's call, about 200 players have been injected with boosters; but for today's situation, the general manager of an Eastern team said: Due to the holidays, not only in the NBA, but also in the overall epidemic will rise, which is not unexpected.
Last season, the NBA was forced to postpone 31 games due to the epidemic, and this season has confirmed the postponement of two games for the Bulls; with Christmas just around the corner, the epidemic in the NBA league may worsen, and there are worries that the league has announced a shutdown again, and on March 12, 2020, the NBA was suddenly shut down due to Gobert's diagnosis of the new crown.