NBA game postponed due to condensation

The combination of a recent NHL game and unseasonably warm weather has combined to cause condensation, leading to the postponement of an NBA game.

A building worker wipes the court before an NBA game in Philadelphia

A NBA game between Philadelphia and Sacramento has been postponed due to condensation on the court. (AAP)

A scheduled game between the Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers has been postponed by the NBA because of condensation on the court at the Wells Fargo Centre.

A date to make up the game was not immediately announced.

The Philadelphia Flyers hosted an NHL game at the arena on Tuesday night and the ice surface remained under the basketball court.

Wednesday was an unseasonably warm, humid day for late November in Philadelphia, and it likely affected the surface.

"With our ice surface, sometimes humidity is our biggest opponent when we prepare for a game," said John Page, president of the Wells Fargo Centre.

"We've never had an issue before, but we need to make sure we don't have this issue again."

Sacramento centre DeMarcus Cousins said players noticed the court was slippery at Wednesday morning's shoot around. By pregame warmups, the problem had worsened.

"It was pretty bad," Cousins said. "I've never seen anything like that before."

76ers CEO Scott O'Neil said tickets to Wednesday's game would be valid for the makeup game, and fans in attendance also would get an additional ticket to another game.


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