NBA games on different US coasts postponed due to opposing extreme conditions

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The Hawks were greeted by a winter storm when they returned to Atlanta early Friday morning after a lengthy west coast road trip. 

While the majority of the storm had moved out of the Atlanta area by Saturday morning, the hazardous icy conditions it left behind prompted NBA officials to postpone the Hawks' scheduled home game against the Houston Rockets.

The league said the decision had been made "to prioritize the safety of the players, fans and staff due to the severe weather and hazardous icy conditions in the Atlanta area." The Rockets' flight arrived in Atlanta before the postponement was announced.

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A basketball on the court next to an NBA logo during a break in the first half of a 2023 NBA Summer League game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 7, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

A winter storm dumped snow and ice on the Atlanta area Friday, and some roads are expected to refreeze on Saturday night.

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Power outage numbers around Atlanta crept up Friday night as falling trees on power lines became a widespread issue. More than 110,000 customers were without electricity, mostly in the Atlanta area.

A truck is jackknifed as another spins its wheels on a slushy offramp off Interstate 285 northeast of downtown Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

The hazardous icy conditions in the southeastern portion of the U.S. come amid a vastly different set of extremes on the west coast. Southern California continues to grapple