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The Houston Rockets went to the Portland Trail Blazers with just nine basketball players.
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The minimum number of basketball players for a game is eight. The Rockets didn’t collect that number for their first game against the Oklahoma Thunder, so they were postponed.
The Rockets will play without six athletes in a game with the Blazers due to the COVID-19 virus. Players cannot participate in the match after receiving a positive COVID-19 test or having contact with a person infected with the virus.
Positive tests were found for Ben McLemore and Kenyon Martin. DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, Eric Gordon, and Mason Jones have all had contact with a person with the virus and therefore must be quarantined.
James Harden will be able to play in the duel with the Blazers. He was not allowed to play in Game 1 and therefore the Rockets did not muster the required minimum number of basketball players.
Harden couldn’t appear on the court because he broke NBA protocol: He attended a meeting of 15 or more people.
For such misconduct, the NBA awarded Harden $ 50,000. The Rockets leader was not disqualified for the game.
The Rockets will play the Blazers in the evening from Saturday to Sunday.
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