Saturday’s scheduled games between the Charlotte Hornets and LA Clippers at Inuit Dome and between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena were postponed due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County, the NBA announced Friday. The dates for the rescheduled games were not announced.
The Hornets already had a game postponed this week because of the wildfires. They were scheduled to visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday in downtown Los Angeles.
“The NBA and the Clippers and Lakers organizations have been in communication with local officials in Los Angeles and Inglewood about the ongoing situation in the Los Angeles area and the game postponements ensure no resources will be diverted from the wildfire response efforts,” the NBA said Friday.
The dates for the rescheduled games will be announced at a later date, the NBA said.
The Clippers are scheduled to play Monday night at Intuit Dome against the Miami Heat. The NBA said next week’s events at Inuit Dome will “continue as scheduled.” The Lakers are also scheduled to play the Spurs at home on Monday.
The Clippers previously released an availability report that did not list Kawhi Leonard on it. Leonard missed the Clippers’ previous game Wednesday night in Denver due to personal reasons after leaving Colorado to return home and attend to family that had to evacuate from the Pacific Palisades area.
This story will be updated.
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