Lakers home game against Hornets postponed due to L.A. County wildfires
LA TimesLeBron James and his Laker teammates will get an extended break after their game Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets was postponed because of ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. The Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets scheduled for Thursday has been postponed because of the continuing wildfire crisis in Los Angeles County, the league and team announced. Our prayers remain with those affected by the unimaginable devastation caused by the wildfires.” Lakers head coach JJ Redick, who had been renting a home in Pacific Palisades, had his family evacuated early Tuesday. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his mother had to flee her home in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and the Golden State video coordinator’s childhood home was lost to the fires.