The Dallas Mavericks’ scheduled NBA game Sunday night in Milwaukee against the Bucks has been postponed after the team was unable to depart Dallas because of a powerful winter storm that has crippled travel across North Texas, league officials confirmed.
The game had been set to tip off at 6 p.m. Central at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, but the Mavericks were unable to fly out from the Dallas area, prompting the National Basketball Association to delay the matchup.
The decision came after the Mavericks played at home Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers, losing 116–110, in a contest that saw thousands of fans delayed leaving the arena and DART stations because of icy conditions on roads and rail lines.
Dallas attempted to depart for Milwaukee late Saturday into Sunday morning, but freezing rain, sleet and snow in the Dallas-Fort Worth area disrupted flight operations at regional airports, making safe travel impossible. The Mavericks ultimately did not take off despite multiple attempts to get airborne, forcing the league to postpone the game a few hours before scheduled tipoff.
The NBA also postponed another game Sunday — Denver at Memphis — due to the storm’s widespread travel impacts. No makeup date for the Mavericks-Bucks game has been announced.
Context
The winter storm sweeping through much of the United States has brought dangerously low temperatures, icy roads and widespread flight cancellations and delays, contributing to travel disruptions for schools, businesses and sports teams alike. Dallas airports and area highways have seen significant disruption over the weekend, with forecasters warning of continued hazardous conditions before warmer air moves in later this week.
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