The NBA has postponed Sunday’s Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies game due to weather conditions, as large swaths of the United States face inclement winter weather. The high in Memphis on Sunday was 18 degrees Faranheit.
This weekend’s winter storm has shifted the schedules of NBA games and college sports across the country.
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The Mavericks, who were scheduled to play the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, were stuck on the tarmac in Dallas for hours because of icy conditions, and that game will likely be postponed, according to multiple reports.
The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets game in Charlotte was played on Saturday at noon ET, moved up three hours from its scheduled 3 p.m. start.
In women’s college basketball, No. 14 Baylor’s home contest against Houston will be played on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET instead of Sunday.
North Carolina Central postponed two men’s and two women’s basketball games on its schedule, which featured games from Thursday to Monday.
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The NFL has not made scheduling changes for Sunday’s conference championship games, as the storm will primarily affect regions east of the Rocky Mountains, away from both games. For the AFC championship in Denver, the high will be 23 degrees on Sunday with chances of snow flurries, according to AccuWeather. For the NFC championship in Seattle, the high will be 44 degrees, with no rain or snow expected.