Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis donated $20,000 to a team staff member's GoFundMe page after his family's home was destroyed in the Southern California wildfires.
Team cameraman Rohan Ali started donation page On Thursday night, her parents, Gayle and Rasheed Ali, lost their home in the Eaton fire.
Within 7 hours of creating the page with a goal of $80,000, the total had risen to more than $49,000 by midday Friday.
Davis' donation took care of a quarter of the goal by himself, and teammate Jarred Vanderbilt also chipped in $4,000.
The Lakers' game against the Hornets on Thursday was postponed due to the fires, and more decisions about possible game changes will be made soon.
Each of their next seven games will take place in Los Angeles, six of them at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers' only road game between now and January 23 is against the Clippers, who find themselves in the same situation.
Davis has donated $20,000 to a staff member's GoFundMe page after his family's home was destroyed.
Wildfires have caused devastation in the Los Angeles area, with at least 10 dead as a result
The wildfires have caused massive devastation in the Los Angeles area, with at least 10 deaths as a result and widespread property loss.
The losses include Lakers head coach JJ Redick's home.
The Lakers' possible break comes with them in sixth place in the Western Conference, the lowest position in the playoffs as they do not have to go through the Play-In Tournament to reach the postseason.
The Los Angeles Kings are out of town for a five-game road trip and postponed Wednesday's game against Calgary because of the wildfires.
Davis has been with the Lakers since a 2019 trade from New Orleans and is one of the most recognizable big men in the NBA.
Davis is a nine-time NBA All-Star who helped the Lakers win a championship in the bubble in 2020 and was a member of Team USA's gold medal-winning team during the 2024 Summer Olympics. .