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.

It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings were scheduled to host Calgary on Wednesday night.

The Lakers coach said earlier this week that his family was among those evacuated from the Pacific Palisades area

The Los Angeles Lakers postponed their game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to wreak havoc on the area. More than 5,300 structures have now been claimed by the flames,

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.

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.

Injuries to Philadelphia stars Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George – billed as the team’s “Big Three” after George’s offseason arrival – have limited the trio to playing parts of only three games together. As a result, the Sixers have stumbled to a 15-20 start.

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