Pistons vs. Nuggets Postponed Because of Detroit's COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Monday's game between the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons has been postponed, the NBA announced. 

The postponement was due to contact tracing within the Pistons organization as the team could dress the required eight players to move forward with the game. 

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski said the Pistons were watching film and preparing for the game when they were informed that there was no game.

Wojnarowski added more information:

The schedule change marks the 23rd postponement of the NBA season thus far, coming after 21 schedule adjustments in January. 

Prior to Monday, the league's last postponement came on Wednesday, when the Chicago Bulls' visit to the Memphis Grizzlies was called off. The move capped a week full of postponements, with five Grizzlies games getting called off in seven days (h/t Sam Quinn of CBS Sports). 

The Pistons already suffered one postponement this season, when their Jan. 15 game against the Washington Wizards was called off. This is the first postponement of the year for Denver. 

For now, the Pistons are scheduled to face the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, while the Nuggets will play the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.