{"id":1115591,"date":"2021-12-13T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115591"},"modified":"2021-12-13T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:00:26","slug":"nba-postpones-chicago-bulls-next-two-games-due-to-covid-19-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-postpones-chicago-bulls-next-two-games-due-to-covid-19-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Postpones Chicago Bulls Next Two Games Due To COVID-19 Outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-postpones-chicago-bulls-next-two-games-due-to-covid-19-outbreak%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1115591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>For the first time in the 2021 NBA season, games are being postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the NBA announced that the next two Chicago Bulls games will be postponed due to ten Chicago players being placed in the NBA\u2019s Health and Safety protocols.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chicago Bulls\u2019 next two games \u2014 Tuesday, Dec. 14 against the Detroit Pistons and Thursday, Dec. 16 against Toronto \u2014 have been postponed,\u201d the NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1470465363598995462?s=20\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cTen Bulls players, along with additional staff members, are currently in the NBA\u2019s Health and Safety protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bulls forward Alize Johnson tested positive on Monday, becoming the 10th player to be unavailable, and leaving Chicago with only eight eligible players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Chicago star DeMar DeRozan was entered into the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols prior to Monday\u2019s matchup against the Denver Nuggets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Billy Donovan was asked whether he was surprised considering the vaccination status of his team \u2014 the Bulls are reportedly 100% vaccinated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty clear just from a national standpoint \u2014 forget the NBA \u2014 people that are vaccinated are getting COVID,\u201d Donovan <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jJo2fa7pYow\">said<\/a> before&nbsp; \u201cThat\u2019s happened. I think because of the NBA being such a small business, so to speak, with players that have got national recognition, you see it a lot more. But I think for people that have been vaccinated that are just out there as citizens, they\u2019re testing positive too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody was under the premise that just because you\u2019re going to be vaccinated that you have no chance of getting COVID,\u201d he continued. \u201cI think that\u2019s been proven pretty much to be the case, that you still have the possibility. The hope is, by being vaccinated, that maybe the symptoms aren\u2019t as severe. You\u2019re not dealing with some of the things that maybe you have to deal with if you\u2019re unvaccinated. It\u2019s just what we\u2019re all going through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, four more Bulls players were made unavailable \u2014 Ayo Dosunmu, Stanley Johnson, Zach LaVine and Troy Brown Jr. They joined Coby White, Javonte Green, DeRozan, Matt Thomas, and Derrick Jones Jr.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donovon said that most players are dealing with either mild symptoms or none at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe some of it\u2019s because of the vaccination, we\u2019ve got a lot of guys sitting at home with no symptoms right now,\u201d Donovan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/32845982\/ayo-dosunmu-stanley-johnson-latest-chicago-bulls-players-sidelined-amid-team-covid-19-outbreak\">said<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s obviously a good thing, too, because I think when guys have gone through a real difficulty of getting really, really sick, it\u2019s really made it a lot harder for them coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do have some guys that have felt under the weather, we have guys that have very, very mild symptoms, and some guys that just don\u2019t have any.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chicago is currently 17-10, sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/people-that-are-vaccinated-are-getting-covid-chicago-bulls-head-coach-billy-donavan-says-after-demar-derozan-placed-in-protocols\">\u2018People That Are Vaccinated Are Getting COVID\u2019: Chicago Bulls Head Coach Billy Donovan Says After DeMar DeRozan Placed In Protocols<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to&nbsp;sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in the 2021 NBA season, games are being postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.\u00a0On Monday, the NBA announced that the next two Chicago Bulls games will be postponed due to ten Chicago players being placed in the NBA\u2019s Health and Safety protocols.\u00a0\u201cThe Chicago Bulls\u2019 next two games \u2014 Tuesday, Dec. 14 against the Detroit Pistons and Thursday, Dec. 16 against Toronto \u2014 have been postponed,\u201d the NBA said in a statement. \u201cTen Bulls players, along with additional staff members, are currently in the NBA\u2019s Health and Safety protocols.\u201dBulls forward Alize Johnson tested positive on Monday, becoming the 10th player to be unavailable, and leaving Chicago with only eight eligible players.\u00a0Last week, Chicago star DeMar DeRozan was entered into the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols prior to Monday\u2019s matchup against the Denver Nuggets.\u00a0Head coach Billy Donovan was asked whether he was surprised considering the vaccination status of his team \u2014 the Bulls are reportedly 100% vaccinated.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s pretty clear just from a national standpoint \u2014 forget the NBA \u2014 people that are vaccinated are getting COVID,\u201d Donovan said before\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s happened. I think because of the NBA being such a small business, so to speak, with players that have got national recognition, you see it a lot more. But I think for people that have been vaccinated that are just out there as citizens, they\u2019re testing positive too.\u201d\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody was under the premise that just because you\u2019re going to be vaccinated that you have no chance of getting COVID,\u201d he continued. \u201cI think that\u2019s been proven pretty much to be the case, that you still have the possibility. The hope is, by being vaccinated, that maybe the symptoms aren\u2019t as severe. You\u2019re not dealing with some of the things that maybe you have to deal with if you\u2019re unvaccinated. It\u2019s just what we\u2019re all going through.\u201dOver the weekend, four more Bulls players were made unavailable \u2014 Ayo Dosunmu, Stanley Johnson, Zach LaVine and Troy Brown Jr. They joined Coby White, Javonte Green, DeRozan, Matt Thomas, and Derrick Jones Jr.\u00a0Donovon said that most players are dealing with either mild symptoms or none at all.\u201cMaybe some of it\u2019s because of the vaccination, we\u2019ve got a lot of guys sitting at home with no symptoms right now,\u201d Donovan said. \u201cThat\u2019s obviously a good thing, too, because I think when guys have gone through a real difficulty of getting really, really sick, it\u2019s really made it a lot harder for them coming back.\u201d\u201cWe do have some guys that have felt under the weather, we have guys that have very, very mild symptoms, and some guys that just don\u2019t have any.\u201dChicago is currently 17-10, sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference.\u00a0Related: \u2018People That Are Vaccinated Are Getting COVID\u2019: Chicago Bulls Head Coach Billy Donovan Says After DeMar DeRozan Placed In ProtocolsJoe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1115591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1115591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1115591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}