The Dallas Mavericks are the latest NBA team affected by the crippling winter storm sweeping through parts of the country.

The NBA has postponed the Sunday, Jan. 25 matchup between the Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum due to inclement weather, the league announced in a statement.

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The Mavs were still awaiting takeoff on the plane, stranded on the tarmac in Dallas as of 3 p.m. CT for their originally scheduled 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) tip-off in Milwaukee. Dallas Hoops Journal’s Grant Afseth reported the start time had already been pushed back by an hour to 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT) before the NBA postponed the game.

A makeup date has not yet been announced.

The Mavericks-Bucks game is now the third NBA matchup this weekend impacted by the winter storm as midwestern and east coast states have experienced several inches of snow, and southern states have been hit by icy conditions with temperatures expected to drop to as low as -58 degrees in some areas. A total of 17 states have declared a state of emergency.

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Drivers navigate icy conditions on Briley Parkway in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. A winter storm brought snow and ice to Middle Tennessee starting on Saturday.

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Drivers navigate icy conditions on Briley Parkway in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. A winter storm brought snow and ice to Middle Tennessee starting on Saturday.

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Motorists travel along north bound lanes of Interstate 65 as a winter storm moved into the region Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 in Brentwood, Tenn. The storm is expected to bring snow, sleet, freezing temperatures and ice across multiple states this weekend.

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Pedestrians walk through the heavy snow in Columbus as Winter Storm Fern continues to dump snow on Central Ohio on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Mark Anstaett of Clintonville, Ohio cross country skis though Whetstone Park as Winter Storm Fern continues to dump snow on the Columbus area on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Vehicles make their way along I-95 southbound into Wilmington, Del. past the W. 18th Street overpass, early morning, Jan. 25, 2026.

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NES crews work on restoring power after a tree fell across Bluefield Ave. in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. A winter storm brought snow and ice to Middle Tennessee starting on Saturday.

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Snow is plowed on route 9 in Tarrytown, NY during the winter storm Jan. 25, 2026. The storm was predicted to drop up to a foot of snow on the lower Hudson Valley.

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A family sleds Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Unity Park in Greenville, SC.

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Cars travel Interstate 65 as snow falls Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Indianapolis.

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Ted Bieber of the Knolls walks across the SR-315 pedestrian bridge as Winter Storm Fern continues to dump snow on the Columbus, Ohio area on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Mark Bruce uses a snowblower Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, along the street in front of his Avon, Ind. home.

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A layer of snow blankets the back of two horses in Greenville on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Snow covers the ground of the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church in New Castle County, Del. on Jan. 25, 2026.

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Snow is plowed on route 9 in Tarrytown, N.Y. during the winter storm Jan. 25, 2026. The storm was predicted to drop up to a foot of snow on the lower Hudson Valley.

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A major winter storm is forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice to tens of millions of Americans across two dozen states starting on Friday and continuing into the weekend.
See here, Keith Wilson, of Milwaukee, walks with frozen eyelashes down East State Street in Milwaukee on Jan. 23, 2026. The National Weather Service issued an extreme cold watch across Wisconsin with windchills between 30 and 40 below zero.

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Erie Downtown Partnership Ambassadors Derek Smith, right, and Rob Nelson clear ice and snow near a bus stop, with single-digit temperatures outdoors, in Erie, Pa., on Jan. 23, 2026. Smith said they try and keep paths clear during heavy snow events.

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American Red Cross shelter set up at the Civic Center of Anderson, SC, on Jan 24, 2026.

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A customer loads ice melt into their car at Lowes on Jan. 22, 2026 in Little Rock, Ark.

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Yahaira Rojas, of Milwaukee, shields her face from the cold as she walks down North 10th Street in from of the Milwaukee County Courthouse in Milwaukee on Jan. 23, 2026.

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An employee restocks a shelf with snow shovels at Keith’s Hardware store on Jan. 23, 2026 in Louisville.

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Victoria Parker volunteers at The Store assisting customers before the winter storm in Nashville on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The Store is a non-profit organization founded by Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley to support food‑insecure neighbors.

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A pedestrian walks to the grocery store for milk during a stretch of extreme cold weather, Jan. 23, 2026, in Menasha, Wisc.

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Joe Gegelbach loads his trunk with ice melt at the Home Depot as he potential winter storm Evansville, Ind., Jan. 23, 2026.

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Orangetown Highway Department crews load salt on snow plows in preparation for the snow storm at their facility in Orangeburg, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2026.

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Firewood, snow shovels and other items to help deal with the coming storm at s Home Depot in Gastonia, N.C. on Jan. 23, 2026.

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Lynn Batizy of Anderson volunteers setting up cots for American Red Cross warming center at the Civic Center of Anderson, S.C., Jan. 23 2026.

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On Jan. 23, 2026, Lynn Sealey (left) and Colby Coates (right) replenish produce after an increased number of customers visited the WNC Farmers Market vendor in Asheville, N.C., ahead of the winter storm.

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Large trucks are filled with a salt and sand mixture at the Easter Salt Co., in Quincy, Mass. on, Jan. 22, 2026.

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Overnight snowfall left the morning commute in downtown Rochester, NY a little slippery on Jan. 22, 2026.

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A nearly empty bread shelf is seen in Madison, Tenn., ahead of the storm on January 22, 2025.

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John Pickering looks over a new shovel at Curry Hardware in West Quincy, Massachusetts, on Jan. 22, 2026.

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A sun dog seen Jan. 22, 2026 near Pittsville, WI. Sun dogs are caused by refraction of sunlight by ice crystals.

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A “drive safely” sign is displayed in Greenville, SC as crews work on treating roads, Jan 22, 2026.

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People brace the cold temperatures while walking on the Brooklyn Bridge in the Manhattan borough of New York City on January 21, 2026. Bringing icy temperatures, Winter Storm Fern will slam a massive stretch of the United States this week, with more than 175 million people facing the prospect of heavy snowfall, power outages and travel disruption. Forecasters warned it could be 2,000 miles long, well over half the length of the continental US.

The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets game on Saturday was moved up by six hours, and Sunday’s Denver Nuggets–Memphis Grizzlies game has been postponed to a later date.

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NBA insider Marc Stein reported that the Los Angeles Lakers, who played in Dallas on Saturday night, were attempting to fly to Chicago Sunday afternoon for Monday’s game against the Bulls. The Lakers plane eventually left Dallas on Sunday evening, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mavericks vs Bucks postponed by winter storm; plane stuck in Dallas