The NBA has postponed this game due to the wildfires happening across the Los Angeles area. The Charlotte Hornets will visit the Los Angeles Lakers in a cross-conference matchup

The Lakers coach is one of those who tragically lost his home in the LA fires as the fires continue to rage on.

This is the second game scheduled to occur in Los Angeles that has been postponed due to the harrowing situation.

Los Angeles has been beset by horrific wildfires since Tuesday, and they have now impacted their first Lakers game.

The NBA and NFL are monitoring several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area and the potential impact it could have on games this week in Southern California

The Los Angeles Lakers postpone Friday's NBA fixture against the Charlotte Hornets amid ongoing wildfires in the region, while Los Angeles Kings do the same for their scheduled NHL game.

Lakers coach JJ Redick's family was among the 30,000 people under evacuation orders from a wildfire in the Los Angeles area.

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The Charlotte Hornets were initially supposed to kick off a road trip to the West Coast tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA has been monitoring the

The NBA has postponed Thursday's game between the Hornets and Lakers in Los Angeles because of the ongoing wildfires in the metropolitan area.

"Obviously the game is secondary to that and to many things in life. Perspective is important," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of the fires.