EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick confirmed his household misplaced its dwelling within the raging wildfire in Pacific Palisades this week.
Redick turned emotional when he spoke in regards to the fireplace’s influence for the primary time Friday after apply with the Lakers, whose scheduled sport Saturday towards San Antonio was postponed late Friday. The Clippers’ dwelling sport Saturday towards Charlotte additionally was postponed, and each the Lakers and Clippers are scheduled to be dwelling Monday and Wednesday as properly.
“I’m unsure I’ve wept or wailed like that in a number of years,” Redick mentioned.
Redick mentioned the rented dwelling burned down Tuesday whereas the Lakers have been on the highway in Dallas. Redick’s spouse, Chelsea, and their two sons have been safely away from the neighborhood, however Redick drove into Pacific Palisades on Wednesday to see the fireplace’s influence.
“I used to be not ready for what I noticed,” Redick mentioned. “It’s full devastation and destruction. I needed to go a distinct solution to the home, however I went by way of a lot of the village, and it’s all gone. I don’t assume you possibly can ever put together your self for one thing like that. Our house is gone.”
Redick acquired emotional at occasions whereas considering the destiny of a neighborhood that had embraced his household since Redick turned the Lakers’ head coach final summer season. A recreation middle the place Redick hung out along with his sons and was making ready to educate them in a basketball league is totally gone, together with practically all the pieces else.
The Redick household was renting the house in Pacific Palisades whereas they determined the place to settle completely in Los Angeles.
“Every little thing that we owned that was of any significance to us in virtually 20 years collectively as a pair and 10 years of parenting was in that home,” Redick mentioned. “There’s sure issues which you can’t exchange, that can by no means get replaced. … The fabric stuff is no matter. My household and I have been processing the self aspect, the person aspect, of dropping your property, and also you don’t ever need to want that on anyone. It’s an terrible feeling to lose your property.”
The Lakers’ dwelling sport towards Charlotte on Thursday was postponed, as was a house sport in the identical downtown area between the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and Calgary on Wednesday.
The NFL has already moved the Los Angeles Rams’ wild-card playoff sport towards Minnesota to Glendale, Arizona, making the choice 4 full days earlier than the Monday night time contest.
— Greg Beacham | AP Sports activities Author
