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The players of the Texan franchise are stuck in their accommodation while they were supposed to play against the Lakers on the night of Saturday to Sunday. The match was postponed due to the flames raging in the City of Angels.
Almost a week after the start of the disaster, the fires, which claimed the lives of 24 people, continue to ravage the Los Angeles region in the United States. Since Tuesday, January 7, many local sporting events have been postponed.
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This is particularly the case for the match between Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs and Lebron James’ Lakers, initially scheduled for the night of Saturday January 11 to Sunday 12. Arriving in California on Thursday, the Frenchman and his teammates had to change places. hotel in emergency to get away from the flames.
“It’s a bit as if Covid had started again”
Since then, for safety reasons, the Texans have remained confined to their new accommodation. “We’re in our hotel room, we can’t go anywhere, we can’t do anything,” confides Devin Vassell, Spurs fullback, in the columns of the San Antonio Express.
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Before specifying: “There is nothing open. And what’s more, with everything that’s happening, do we really want to do something? It’s a bit as if Covid had started again.”Deprived of competition for five days, the Texan team took advantage of these exceptional conditions to train. She will return to the NBA courts on the night of Monday to Tuesday, the date on which the clash against the Lakers was rescheduled.
Earlier in the week, the Spurs family was worried about that of Chris Paul. The wife and children of the ringleader close to Victor Wembanyama were forced to leave their home threatened by the fire.
