As a result, more than 10 games have been postponed.

Per NBA rules, a game is only postponed when a team has fewer than eight available players, but that issue had largely been avoided due to the NBA’s hardship exemption, which grants teams temporary roster spots in the event of an outbreak or several serious injuries.

Ten weeks into the 2021-22 NBA season, the league is feeling the effects of the latest wave of COVID-19.

In the first few weeks of the season, 16 players were placed in the league’s COVID health and safety protocols, which sideline any player testing positive for COVID-19 for a minimum of five days. December marked a sharp increase.

Jazz French pivot Rudy Gobert was placed on the list of players required to undergo the anti-Covid protocol, his team announced Thursday, and will miss at least Utah’s next three NBA games, all of which are played on the road.

The isolation period for players testing positive for Covid is five days, according to league rules, provided they are asymptomatic and test negative twice within 24 hours.

Gobert, who joins teammate Joe Ingles in this protocol, will therefore remain at home while his teammates will take a mini road-trip taking them to Toronto on Friday, Indiana on Saturday and Detroit on Monday.

Sporting News has the list of NBA players currently in the league’s protocols:

NBA players in COVID health and safety protocols

Atlanta Hawks (two players, head coach)

• Gorgui Dieng
• Nate McMillan

Boston Celtics (one player) 

• Payton Pritchard

Charlotte Hornets (one player)

• Vernon Carey Jr.

Chicago Bulls (one player)

• Alex Caruso

Cleveland Cavaliers (one player)

• Cedi Osman

Dallas Mavericks (two players)

• Boban Marjanovic
• Kristaps Porzingis

Denver Nuggets (two players)

• Jeff Green
• Zeke Nnaji

Detroit Pistons (one player)

• Frank Jackson

Houston Rockets (three players)

• Armoni Brooks
• Usman Garuba
• DeJon Jarreau

Indiana Pacers (four players)

• Goga Bitadze
• Isaiah Jackson
• Caris LeVert
• TJ Warren

LA Clippers (three players)

• Luke Kennard
• Xavier Moon
• Ivica Zubac

Memphis Grizzlies (three players)

• John Konchar
• De’Anthony Melton
• Xavier Tillman

Miami Heat (three players)

• Marcus Garrett
• Udonis Haslem
• Gabe Vincent

Milwaukee Bucks (four players, head coach)

• Grayson Allen
• Mike Budenholzer
• Pat Connaughton
• George Hill
• Jrue Holiday

New Orleans Pelicans (one player)

• Tomas Satorasnky

Oklahoma City Thunder (two players, head coach)

• Isaiah Roby
• Mark Daigneault
• Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

Orlando Magic (two players)

• Markelle Fultz
• Robin Lopez

Philadelphia 76ers (three players)

• Tyrese Maxey
• Paul Reed
• Jaden Springer

Phoenix Suns (two players)

• Abdel Nader
• Landry Shamet

Portland Trail Blazers (one player)

• Cody Zeller

Sacramento Kings (one player)

• Richaun Holmes
• Chimezie Metu

San Antonio Spurs (six players)

• Keldon Johnson
• Doug McDermott
• Devin Vassell
• Lonnie Walker
• Derrick White
• Thaddeus Young

Toronto Raptors (one player)

• Yuta Watanabe

Utah Jazz (two players)

• Joe Ingles
• Rudy Gobert

Washington Wizards (four players)

• Anthony Gill
• Montrezl Harrell
• Tremont Waters
• Brad Wanamaker