Portland Path Blazers middle Deandre Ayton was all set to make his return to the lineup after lacking 13 video games with tendinitis in his knee.
The frozen climate that has paralyzed the Portland space in latest days modified all that.
A sheet of ice main out of Ayton’s neighborhood prevented him from attending to the world for Wednesday night time’s sport towards the Brooklyn Nets, despite the fact that the team sent out people to help him.
Blazers coach Chauncey Billups informed reporters earlier than the sport − which Portland ended up winning 105-103 on Anfernee Simons’ buzzer-beater − that Ayton would have been wholesome sufficient to play had he been capable of make it.
The previous No. 1 total draft choose is in his first season with Portland after enjoying 5 years in Phoenix.
He is averaging 13.1 factors and 10.8 rebounds over 24 video games with the Blazers.

