Miami Heat's Game Against San Antonio Spurs Postponed Because of Protocols

The Miami Heat's game against the San Antonio Spurs has been postponed because of a lack players.

The league announced the Heat "do not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the game against the Spurs."

Earlier in the day, the Heat announced reported players Zylan Cheatham, Max Strus, P.J. Tucker and Gabe Vincent were all placed in the health protocols. The list is now at six, including Kyle Lowry and Udonis Haslem.

The Heat added Max Strus, P.J. Tucker and Gabe Vincent to their list of Covid protocols, per league portal.
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To combat the losses, the Heat have reportedly signed center Aric Holman. He plays plays for the Austin Spurs.

Here's what Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had to say about dealing with the adversity: “It doesn’t mean that there’s not anxiety about all of this stuff. I think everybody has some kind of feeling. I know I have anxiety every time I have to go test. I feel 100 percent. You feel like you’re just leaving things up to chance. I get it. This team has great resolve. A great positive approach every single day. We’ve been getting these kind of news updates basically the past month, whether it’s injury or COVID. Guys just keep trying to find solutions."

The Heat only had eight players available against the Wizards. Like other sports, COVID cases in the NBA have risen in recent weeks.

"I think we’ve gotten to a point, I’ve said it before, we need more information," Spoelstra said the league's rising COVID cases. "Are there more asymptomatic cases? All of this is with the caveat of double vaccination, with a booster and asymptomatic. What does that mean and what adjustments can we make there? ... The whole league's going through this."

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