LeBron James sends message to those affected by LA wildfires as NBA postpones second Lakers game
LeBron James sent his support to those dealing with the effects of the raging Los Angeles wildfires as the NBA has seen coaches lose homes and games rescheduled.“I pray this nightmare ends soon!” the Lakers star wrote on X early Saturday morning in a message that included three praying emojis and four fingers crossed emojis.“So many prayers.” James’ team has been directly affected by the fire as coach JJ Redick is among those who have lost their home in the blaze.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr also lost his childhood home to the fires.James, a four-time NBA champion, also sent prayers to the region via social media on Wednesday.The Lakers had their game against the Hornets on Thursday postponed along with Saturday’s game against the Spurs.The league also had to push back the Clippers-Hornets game that was also supposed to be played on Saturday. “The game postponements ensure no resources will be diverted from the wildfire response efforts,” the NBA said in a statement.“The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are donating $1 million… to support those affected by this disaster and are working with the Lakers and Clippers on ways to support longer term assistance and rebuilding efforts.”The fires remained out of control for four days after they began.The flames have killed at least 11 people and displaced nearly 200,000 and destroyed as many as 10,000 structures. Redick, in his first season coaching the Lakers, got emotional at his press availability on Friday after driving through the “complete devastation” of his rented Pacific Palisades home and the area around it on Wednesday.
He was “not prepared” for what he saw.“I had to go a different way to the house, but I went through most of the village, and it’s all gone,” Kerr said.“I don’t think you can ever prepare yourself for something like that.
Our home is gone.”Thankfully Redick’s wife and two children were not near the neighborhood when the fires str...