2 more NBA games postponed Friday for health and safety protocols

Two NBA games scheduled for Friday have been postponed due to health and safety protocols, the league announced.

Nine contests this season have now been postponed.

The Washington Wizards-Detroit Pistons matchup and the Golden State Warriors-Phoenix Suns contest were pushed back. Neither the Suns nor Wizards will have the league-required eight available players because of ongoing contact tracing.

Phoenix's and Washington's contests Wednesday - against the Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz, respectively - were also postponed.

The league recently implemented stricter health and safety protocols amid a spike in positive COVID-19 tests.