The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers were preparing for a return to NBA action on Monday as firefighters continued to battle massive blazes that have killed at least 16 people and left thousands without homes.
The NBA had postponed the Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday and postponed Lakers and Clippers home games on Saturday saying they didn’t want to divert resources from the wildfire response.
But both teams were preparing to host games on Monday, the Lakers against the San Antonio Spurs and the Clippers against the Miami Heat.
The Lakers announced they were launching a donation drive at their upcoming games at Crypto.com Arena “starting Monday” with fans encouraged to bring food and non-food items for distribution to those affected by the fires.
With more than 100,000 people still under evacuation orders, Lue was asked at Clippers practice if he thought playing…
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