The money will go to organizations like the American Red Cross, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, World Central Kitchen and more.
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According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Lakers coach JJ Redick, who lives in the Palisades, lost his home in the fires. On Tuesday, Redick said that his family had to evacuate their home due to the encroaching fire and smoke. Redick and the Lakers were not in Los Angeles at the time, but in Texas for a game against the Dallas Mavericks.
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.
LeBron James hopes that a Lakers win over the Miami Heat can provide a brief period of happiness and relief for the people of Los Angeles
Both teams played on the road last week, and Monday marked their first home contests since the Palisades Fire began Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was opened in 1923 with public financing. The University of Southern California campus is adjacent. It has remained the home for Trojans football for over a century.
Rams head coach Sean McVay, wide receiver Cooper Kupp and former offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth and their families are uniting to donate to wildfire relief in Los Angeles.
The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles’ first two NBA games since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 people and destroyed significant sections of their hometown.
The Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers are both expected to resume playing home games on Monday after multiple games were postponed due to the wildfires burning in Los Angeles. The NBA informed the Clippers and Miami Heat on Sunday that their game in Los Angeles Monday night is expected to be played as scheduled at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood.
After Saturday’s game against USC, Wisconsin is making a big relief gesture after the wildfires in Los Angeles. The Badgers will volunteer at a food bank in the area.