Clippers star Kawhi Leonard flew home to Los Angeles on Wednesday to be with family members who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires in the area, according to multiple reports. His family members reportedly have been evacuated from their homes.
The Clippers are in Denver, where they are slated to play the Nuggets on Wednesday night, the second game of a two-game trip.
Leonard, who bought a house in Pacific Palisades in 2021, recently returned to the lineup after missing the first 34 games of the season because of lingering issues with his surgically repaired knee. He has played in two games and has averaged 10 points in 20 minutes per game.
Lakers coach JJ Redick and his family, who live in Pacific Palisades, also were evacuated, he told reporters on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes because of three wind-driven wildfires that had burned more than 20,000 acres as of Wednesday in three L.A.-area cities, More than 1,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed by the rapidly spreading fires in Pacific Palisades, the foothills above Pasadena and in Sylmar.