“The Los Angeles community is in our hearts,” reads a statement posted to the Lakers’ X account early Saturday morning.
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After postponing Thursday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets, the NBA has announced it will reschedule two more L.A.-set games originally set for Saturday amid ongoing wildfires in the area.
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Elsewhere in the sports world, the National Hockey League similarly postponed Wednesday’s planned match-up between the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames; a makeup date has not yet been confirmed.
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The NBA games are a few of many L.A.-based events to be postponed or cancelled amid the rapidly spreading fires.