The NBA will postpone tonight's game between the Lakers and Charlotte Hornets due to the ongoing fires in Los Angeles.
ESPN's Shams Charania reported the news and revealed that Lakers coach JJ Redick was among those who lost their home.
Firefighters are still trying to control a series of large fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people and devastated communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena.
The fires have forced thousands of people, including A-list celebrities and movie stars, to frantically flee their homes.
The latest flames broke out Wednesday night in the Hollywood Hills, closing in on the heart of the city and the roots of its entertainment industry and putting densely populated neighborhoods on alert during exceptionally windy and dry conditions.
A day earlier, hurricane-force winds sent embers high into the air, igniting block after block in the coastal Pacific Palisades neighborhood, as well as in Altadena, a community near Pasadena that is about 25 miles to the east. Planes had to be grounded for a time due to winds, which hampered firefighting efforts.
NBA postpones Lakers-Charlotte Hornets game due to ongoing fires in Los Angeles
Fires in the Los Angeles area have killed five people and devastated communities across the city.
Nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed by the fires.
Nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed in those fires, called the Palisades and Eaton fires, and the number is expected to rise. All five deaths recorded so far were due to the Eaton fire.
Some 130,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as the fires have consumed a total of about 42 square miles, nearly the size of the entire city of San Francisco. The Palisades Fire is already the most destructive in Los Angeles history.
More to follow.