Heat-Celtics Game Postponed As Heat Do Not Have Required Eight Players

[RealGM Wiretap]

Sunday's game between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics has been postponed.

A Heat player returned an inconclusive test and the team does not have the required eight players to start a game. 

The Celtics also would have had only eight players available for the game. 

Via Shams Charania/The Athletic

[Liam_Gallagher]

But the Sixers can play with 7 players

[danny__boy]

But the Sixers can play with 7 players

mike scott was the 8th person but didn't play

[nitocobola]

What a **** joke. Enjoy the mediocrity adam silver

[Zenzibar]

Unconscionable that they don't give the G-league players a chance to play some.

[Topofthekey]

Pacers had only 6 players after the brawl and they didn't postpone the game

[ebrian]

Games shouldn't be postponed. This isn't like the NFL where you only have 16 games and every single game matters. With 70+ games, teams that do not have enough players to play due to covid-related issues should be forfeiting their games. If you can't reign in your players then suffer for it. Teams should be locking their players down and making sure the proper procedures are being met to keep every player safe. If you can't do that, you lose. That's how it should be.