Rarely violent fires affect California. At least 30,000 people living in the hills above Los Angeles are affected by an evacuation order. 13 homes are affected. The flames, spread by a violent wind, pose a “mortal danger”, according to the authorities. And no one is spared.
Among those evacuated were several families of NBA players and coaches. Before the Los Angeles Lakers match against Dallas, Lakers coach JJ Redick confided that his family was among those affected. “I just want to say hello and send thoughts and prayers to everyone in the Palisades (the hardest-hit Los Angeles neighborhood) right now,” he said. This is where I live. Our family, my wife’s family, my wife’s twin sister, were evacuated. I know a lot of people are panicking right now, including my family. From what we’re hearing, with the winds coming, I know a lot of people are scared. So I want to emphasize this. My thoughts and prayers are with them, and I hope everyone stays safe. »
Even though he lives in San Francisco, Steve Kerr, the coach of Team USA at the Games in Paris last summer, is also directly there. His 90-year-old mother, who lives in California, had to be urgently evacuated.
“Everything I see and read is terrifying about what’s going on out there,” said Steve Kerr, “So I want to send my thoughts to everyone experiencing the damage from the fire. Obviously, the match is secondary to this and many other things in life. » The childhood home of one of his assistants burned to the ground.
