Lakers game called off; Kerr loses home to wildfires

The NBA has postponed Thursday’s scheduled game between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers due to the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

The NBA announced the move without naming a new date for the contest, the first of a scheduled five-game homestand for LeBron James and his teammates.

Rampaging blazes have killed at least five people and remain largely uncontrolled with smoke filling the sky over the destruction.

Among the thousands of structures that have been consumed by flames, according to multiple reports, was the rental home of Lakers coach J.J. Redick, who said Tuesday his family had been forced to evacuate their home in Pacific Palisades, among the hardest hit areas in the disaster.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his childhood home was lost in the flames at Palisades.

“The entire NBA family sends its thoughts and support to the community of Los Angeles during this challenging time,” the league said in a statement.

The statement closed by saying, “We’re with you, LA.”

Kerr’s 90-year-old mother is among thousands who have lost their homes as fierce wildfires rage.

“My mom is in good hands, but her house is gone,” Kerr said Thursday night before the Warriors played the Detroit Pistons. Golden State won the game, 107-104.

Kerr said his mother, Ann, left her home in Pacific Palisades after the evacuation orders earlier in the week.

“That’s my hometown,” he said. “All my friends who are from there pretty much all lost their homes – their family homes, their childhood homes. Our high school is gone.”