23 January 2025

NBA Wednesday's New Orleans Pelicans-Milwaukee Bucks game was postponed due to the historic snowstorm affecting the area.

With about a foot of snow falling from the storm, it made travel difficult as the usually warm city was not prepared to handle the elements.

Bucks They traveled to the city on Monday to weather a snowstorm, a day before their usual travel time for a game against the Pelicans.

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Snow in New Orleans

Snow falls on Super Bowl LIX signs outside Caesars Superdome on January 21, 2025 in New Orleans. (Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)

But with temperatures remaining in the 30s on Wednesday, authorities closed several major highways in metro areas and surface roads throughout the city were still covered in ice.

Schools and businesses across the region remained closed on Wednesday, with Louis Armstrong International Airport canceling all commercial departures due to the weather. Taking these factors into consideration, the NBA postponed the game, with no date currently set for the game to be completed.

Schools and businesses across the region remained closed on Wednesday.

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Willie Green looks on

New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green during a Utah Jazz game at Smoothie King Center. (Photos by Stephen Law-Imagine)

The Bucks' next match will be vs Miami Heat Back in Milwaukee on Thursday at 7:30 PM ET.

After that game against the Heat, the Bucks will go on a road trip to the West Coast, starting Saturday, and they won't have another home game until February 2.

The Bucks are scheduled to play next Swans near the end of the regular season at home on April 9.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo drives the basket

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots the basket against Philadelphia 76ers' Adam Bona in the first period at Fiserv Forum. (Photos by Michael McLoone-Imagine)

On the other hand, the Pelicans are scheduled to play Friday and Saturday, making it difficult for the NBA to schedule the postponed game soon.

The Pelicans have struggled this season, standing at 12-32, the second-worst team in the Western Conference.

The Bucks have had much more success than the Pelicans, sitting in fourth place in the Eastern Conference at 24-17.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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