Thursday night time’s recreation between the Miami Warmth and the Chicago Bulls on the United Middle was postponed because of condensation on the courtroom, the NBA introduced. A make-up date has not but been set.

The sport, scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. native time) was delayed for almost two hours earlier than formally being postponed. Chicago skilled unseasonably heat temperatures — within the 50s — and important humidity and rain Thursday, with flood and flash flood warnings all through the world.

Moreover, the Chicago Blackhawks had performed on the United Middle the earlier night time, defeating the St. Louis Blues 7-3. All of these elements mixed to kind a courtroom that was visibly moist in a number of spots, regardless of the very best efforts of a number of enviornment staffers who used towels and different provides in an effort to dry the courtroom.

The Athletic reported humidity ranges within the enviornment had been almost double what they normally are, and the Bulls broadcast famous the sector had pumped the air con in an try to assist remedy the difficulty.

It created a wierd scene inside, with gamers intermittently performing some gentle warmups, enjoying “horse” or attempting trick photographs after which going again to the locker room. Gamers had been despatched again to their locker rooms about 50 minutes after the unique tip-off time, per Chicago Sports activities Community. They then emerged from and retreated to the locker rooms once more about 1:45 after the sport was scheduled to start.

The delay wasn’t all for naught, although: Benny the Bull produced this spotlight.

Although uncommon, postponements of this ilk aren’t fully unprecedented. In 2016, the Philadelphia 76ers’ dwelling recreation towards the Sacramento Kings at what was then the Wells Fargo Middle was postponed because of primarily the identical scenario: heat temperatures, humidity and a hockey recreation the earlier night time.