The NBA has been pounded by a resurgence in Covid cases lately, and it can be hard to keep up with all the players who have currently been entered into the league’s health and safety protocols, as well as any games that have been canceled as a result of this.
Here, you will be able to keep up with all of these Covid updates as it relates to your Dallas Mavericks and the rest of the NBA as well. So far, the Mavs have only had two players enter into the league’s health and safety protocols, but as we’ve learned before, things can change in a hurry.
Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com for all recent updates.
DEC 21 PM
On Tuesday, Mavs shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. As a result, Dallas has signed Charlie Brown of Delaware’s G-League team to a 10-day hardship contract.
Yes, Charlie Brown. And we’re not trying to be insensitive about the seriousness of the situation; call it “gallows humor” and recognize “Peanuts” as being in the spirit of the season.
Anyway, the Mavericks now how four players total in the league’s health and safety protocols.
DEC 21 AM
After Maxi Kleber was added to Covid protocols, the team is signing George King from the G-League’s Agua Caliente Clippers to a 10-day contract via the hardship exception.
DEC 20 PM
Maxi Kleber was added to the list of Mavs players on the Covid protocol list. He joins Reggie Bullock and Josh Green, who were added earlier on Dec. 20.
DEC 20 AM
The Mavs are making two roster moves to add healthy and available bodies. Coming aboard are Marquese Chriss (read more here) and Theo Pinson (read more here).
Additionally, along with Reggie Bullock and Josh Green, Dallas has two assistant coaches on the COVID list … and in-house questions, posed by coach Jason Kidd, about whether LeBron James’ Lakers triggered it all.
DECEMBER 19, 2021 4:00 PM UPDATE:
As of today, there are 71 NBA players who are currently in the league’s health and safety protocols. Here is the list of players by team who are out due to Covid as of today:
Hawks – Trae Young
Celtics – Al Horford, Grant Williams, Jabari Parker, Josh Richardson, Sam Hauser, Juancho Hernangomez, Brodric Thomas
Nets – Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, LaMarcus Aldridge, Bruce Brown, DeAndre Bembry, James Johnson, Paul Millsap, Day’Ron Sharpe, Jevon Carter
Bulls – Zach LaVine, Ayo Dosunmu, Troy Brown, Alize Johnson
Cavs – Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, Lamar Stevens, Dylan Windler, RJ Nembhard
Mavs – Reggie Bullock, Josh Green
Nuggets – Michael Porter Jr., Bol Bol
Warriors – Jordan Poole
Clippers – Marcus Morris
Lakers – Malik Monk, Talen Horton-Tucker, Dwight Howard, Austin Reaves, Avery Bradley, Kent Bazemore
Grizzlies – Ziaire Williams
Heat – Caleb Martin
Bucks – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis, Wes Matthews, Donte DiVincenzo
Timberwolves – Patrick Beverley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Edwards, Taurean Prince
Knicks – RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin, Miles McBride, Kevin Knox, Quentin Grimes
Magic – Mo Bamba, Terrence Ross, RJ Hampton, Moritz Wagner, Ignaz Brazdeikis
76ers – Shake Milton, Andre Drummond, Georges Niang
Kings – De’Aaron Fox, Davion Mitchell, Marvin Bagley III, Terence Davis, Alex Len, Louis King
Raptors – Gary Trent Jr., Pascal Siakam, Dalano Banton
The NBA announced today that these five upcoming games have been canceled due to teams having a shortage of available players:
Sunday, December 19 – Nuggets at Nets, Cavs at Hawks, Pelicans at 76ers
Monday, December 20 – Magic at Raptors
Tuesday, December 21 – Wizards at Nets
This brings the total of postponed NBA games to seven this season. Last season, the league postponed a total of 31 games.