The NBA says it's monitoring the L.A. County wildfires ahead of the Lakers' scheduled game Thursday night against the Charlotte Hornets at Crypto.com Arena.

"Obviously the game is secondary to that and to many things in life. Perspective is important," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of the fires.

The Lakers are scheduled to face the Hornets at 7:30 p.m. PT on Thursday in Los Angeles, so it will be worth monitoring to see what happens. The Lakers are also set to host the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday and Monday, so there could be some rescheduling depending on how things develop.

As of Thursday there were at least five wildfires raging across Los Angeles, with five people killed and 180,000 told to evacuate their homes; the NHLs Los Angeles Kings were scheduled to host the Cal

The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings' home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires still burning across the greater Los Angeles area.

As wildfires spread throughout Los Angeles County, a number of sporting events have been canceled, postponed or otherwise impacted in the area.

Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.

The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will play their NFC wild card matchup in Glendale, Ariz., instead of Inglewood, Calif., due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the NFL announced.

Death toll hits 7 as new Kenneth blaze threatens Calabasas, arson suspect arrested - Death toll continues to climb as more than 7,500 firefighting personnel are deployed across California, with two of

The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area.