Tasmania JackJumpers have to wait even longer to play their next game with their Wednesday night clash against New Zealand Breakers postponed.
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The round-seven encounter at Derwent Entertainment Centre was postponed after the Breakers notified the league they were unable to field a team due to COVID-19.
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It comes after the same teams' January 14 match-up was postponed because the JackJumpers were struck by COVID.
The Tassie team hasn't played since January 1.
JackJumpers chief executive officer Simon Brookhouse said the Breakers had players in COVID isolation.
"I understand they had six available players which is under the level of eight for the game to go ahead," he said.
Brookhouse is hoping to have a new date for that game by the end of the week.
"I've been talking to the league and they've got a couple of other rescheduled games to sort out, I think we'll find we'll pick up games through February-March," he said.
Brookhouse said he was "very confident" the season would be completed.
Head coach Scott Roth said it was a blessing in disguise the game was postponed given JackJumpers players were emerging from their own COVID isolations.
"It's difficult, it's a respiratory disease and guys are obviously running and trying to get back to fitness," he said.
"I'm actually happy we're not playing on Wednesday and we'll see what the weekend holds. Our guys in general are in really good spirits."
The coach said Monday was the team's first full day of contact training since coronavirus struck the camp.
The JackJumpers mentor is confident his group can play multiple times a week if required.
Their next home game is against South East Melbourne Phoenix on Sunday at the DEC.
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