OKC To Play New Season Opener Against Charlotte Hornets

Wednesday's Oklahoma City Thunder scheduled season opener was postponed after the Houston Rockets failed to meet the required eight players available due to COVID-19 contact tracing. One of the players included was former Thunder player, James Harden, who was fined $50,000 by the league for breaking the COVID-19 protocols. The NBA has not yet released specific details about how he broke protocol. The new season opener against the Charlotte Hornets is now set to start at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The

Thursday, December 24th 2020, 1:03 pm

By: Johnny Resendiz

Wednesday's Oklahoma City Thunder scheduled season opener was postponed after the Houston Rockets failed to meet the required eight players available due to COVID-19 contact tracing.

One of the players included was former Thunder player, James Harden, who was fined $50,000 by the league for breaking the COVID-19 protocols. The NBA has not yet released specific details about how he broke protocol.

The new season opener against the Charlotte Hornets is now set to start at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The Hornets are coming off a 121-114 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night in their season opener.