Los Angeles Lakers Head coach JJ Reddick is one of thousands in Los Angeles whose home was spared from the wildfires that swept through the area this week.
Redick was in Dallas for a game when… I learned from fires And his family had been evacuated.
Speaking with the media on Friday, a day after the Lakers' game at Crypto.com Arena was postponed, he spoke about his experience returning to the Palisades and what he saw.
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Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick watches the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during halftime at Crypto.com Arena. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagine Images)
“I'm fine. My wife got out pretty early. She was actually on the other side and came out, saw the fire, was with some people, and drove to the airport. … Picked up the kids from school. They're all that matters,” he said.
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“I went to the hotel, got up at seven o'clock, and drove to Palisades. I had to see it for myself. I was not prepared for what I saw. It was complete devastation and devastation. I should have gone a different way home but I had passed most of the village, and it was gone.” “Everything, and I don't think you can prepare yourself for something like that.”
Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
Reddick's home was destroyed Thursday.
“We had been renting this house for a year to try to figure out where we were going to live long-term, and everything we owned that was meaningful to us — almost 20 years of living together and 10 years of parenting — was in that house.” Riddick said. “There are certain things you can't replace. They will never be replaced.
“The material things, whatever they are. My family and I, we're processing the subjective aspect, the individual aspect of losing your home. You never want to wish that on anyone. It's a terrible feeling to lose your home. … I'm not sure I've cried or cried like that in several years .
Airplanes help fight fires over Pacific Palisades Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Sandy Hopper/Imagine)
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Monday night A playoff match between the Vikings and Rams in the NFL It was moved from Englewood to Arizona because of fires that have killed at least 10 people, destroyed more than 10,000 structures and burned nearly 30,000 acres.
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