Blizzard grounded Brooklyn plane in Atlanta, could jeopardize Mavs game in Brooklyn
Tuesday Brooklyn Nets–Dallas Mavericks match at the Barclays Center is in doubt as a historic blizzard sweeps the Northeast.
Monitoring Sunday’s loss to the Hawksthe Nets’ plane will be grounded in Atlanta until Monday, according to league sources. Brooklyn plans to fly to New York on Tuesday morning, weather permitting.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks are stuck in Indianapolis after beating the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
“(Monday) is going to be a long day,” Jason Kidd told Mavericks team reporter Eddie Shefk. “We can’t go until tonight and there’s no guarantee of that. We’re hoping we can get out. But Brooklyn is in Atlanta and the same place we are. Hopefully there will be a game because I don’t know if we can make another game on our schedule.”
The Mavericks have already postponed their matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this season, which should be made up on March 31.
The Blizzard takes the Nets and Mavericks out of New York ahead of the matchup in Brooklyn
Tuesday’s matchup will have significant implications for the NBA tank race.
After losing four straight, the Nets (15-41) have taken sole possession of the third spot in the draft lottery. They are tied in the win column and two back in the loss column of the Indiana Pacers (15-43), who are in second place. The New Orleans Pelicans (16-42) and the Washington Wizards (16-40) are in fourth and fifth place.
Meanwhile, Dallas is also fighting for a top-10 position. The Mavericks had lost 10 straight games before Sunday’s win over the Pacers. Cooper Flagg has missed the team’s last three contests due to a foot injury.
Dallas is currently seventh in the lottery standings, 1.5 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies in eighth and 2.5 games behind the Utah Jazz in sixth.
2026-02-23 16:50:00
