
The game between Miami and Milwaukee has been delayed from 7:30 p.m. ET to 8:30 p.m. ET.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s scheduled game with the Miami Heat on Thursday has been pushed back an hour due to the Bucks’ difficulties arriving from snowy weather in New Orleans.
The NBA announced at 5:05 p.m. Eastern time — less than two hours before the game’s scheduled start — that it would begin at 8:30 p.m. ET rather than 7:30 p.m.
Schedule Update: Tonight's Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks game will change game time to 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT and remain televised by TNT/truTV/Max.
Prior to the game, TNT will reveal the starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT.
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 23, 2025
The Bucks had been stuck in New Orleans, where they had arrived Monday to prepare to face the Pelicans on Wednesday. That game got postponed after a historic winter storm Tuesday dumped about a foot of snow there, with many of the city’s roads remaining coated in ice a day later.
The Heat didn’t have any weather issues and were in Milwaukee in time to participate in a Wednesday morning shootaround.
“Thankfully we haven’t had to deal with the weather situation, but I think everybody’s glad we’re playing this game tonight,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “It just gets a lot more complicated when you have to push it down the road.”