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NBA on Sunday postponed a total of five games involving nine teams in response to rising
Coronavirus numbers, raising the number of contests that have been pushed back this season to seven.
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Called off were three Sunday games: Cleveland at Atlanta, Denver at Brooklyn and New Orleans at Philadelphia. Also shelved were Orlando’s game at
Toronto on Monday and Washington’s game at Brooklyn on Tuesday.