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Milton damages the roof of the Rays' stadium and forces NBA preseason game to be called off
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Max Watts, of Buford, Ga., walks in the parking lot to check on a trailer parked outside the hotel where he is riding out Hurricane Milton with coworkers, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Watts, who works for a towing company, was deployed with colleagues to Florida to aid in the aftermath of the storm. - photo by AP Photo/Julio Cortez
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Concerns over Hurricane Milton and its effects on Florida forced the cancellation of Friday's preseason game in Orlando between the Magic and the New Orleans Pelicans, the NBA said. The game will not be rescheduled. Orlando was playing at San Antonio on Wednesday night and was scheduled to return to central Florida on Thursday.