NBA postpones Bucks-Pelicans game after historic snowstorm in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy.

Tuesday’s winter storm made road travel treacherous in a subtropical city with minimal snow removal equipment on hand.

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the weather by flying in Monday, a day earlier than usual, in case road conditions became safe enough to hold the game at the 18,000-seat Smoothie King Center downtown.

But temperatures remained in the 30s Wednesday, many major highways in the metro areas were closed by authorities and surface roads throughout the city remained covered in ice.

Schools and businesses throughout the area also remained closed Wednesday.

The Bucks are scheduled to play in Miami on Thursday, and it was unclear whether the team would have to wait until game day to fly out of New Orleans.

Louis Armstrong International Airport canceled all commercial flights on Wednesday.

The Pelicans are scheduled to play at Memphis on Friday night.

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