The NBA's Lakers and Clippers home games will resume on Monday after their weekend games were postponed due to wildfires.
LeBron James, the Lakers star, stated that he hopes the nightmare ends soon.
The NBA rescheduled home games for the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, which were originally set for Saturday, to Monday due to wildfires in Southern California.
On Monday, the Lakers will welcome the San Antonio Spurs to the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, while the Clippers will host the Miami Heat at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, south of the Palisades fire.
The Clippers and Spurs both announced that the league had given the green light for Monday's games.
The Lakers' game against the Spurs scheduled for Saturday in Southern California was postponed due to fires, and their previously scheduled game against the Hornets on Thursday was also pushed back.
LeBron James, the star forward of the Lakers, wrote on social media platform X on Saturday, "I hope this nightmare ends soon."
While the Heat arrived on Saturday night as scheduled, the Spurs had to change hotels due to fire concerns after arriving in Los Angeles.
On Wednesday, the Lakers and Clippers will both host games, with the Lakers facing the Heat and the Clippers playing the Brooklyn Nets.
"As people lose their homes, schools, and lives, it's challenging to focus on basketball. However, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue hopes that the game's return tomorrow can bring some joy and togetherness to people in difficult times."
Terance Mann, the Clippers' guard, plans to rummage through a storage unit he maintains in order to donate valuable items.
"I want to give away a lot of clothes, money, shoes, and anything else I can," he stated. "I'm going to drive around and donate, and do whatever I can to assist people."
Some members of the Clippers organization were forced to evacuate their homes during the fires, including star forward Kawhi Leonard who left the team in Denver to help his family in Pacific Palisades evacuate.
On Tuesday night, most of the belongings in the rental home of Lakers coach JJ Redick's family in Pacific Palisades were destroyed by a fire.
"Redick stated on Friday that he was not ready for what he witnessed. "It is utter devastation and destruction," he said. "I had to take a different route to the house, but I passed through most of the village, and it's all gone. I don't believe you can ever prepare yourself for something like that. Our home is destroyed.""
The Lakers have launched a donation drive for their upcoming games, starting Monday. The team is encouraging fans to bring new, unopened items to support the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank's relief efforts.
Starting Tuesday, the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo will serve as a drive-thru donation center, prioritizing essential non-food items but also accepting packaged food items.
On Friday, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association, the players' union, made a $1 million donation to aid the relief efforts of the American Red Cross, World Central Kitchen, and other organizations for the victims of the disaster.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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