"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 Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings are set to play in the NFL Wild Card round on Monday, January 13, but deadly wildfires in California might have an impact on the game.
On Thursday, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford addressed the wildfires directly in a press conference amid the NFL's suggestion that the game could be relocated to Glendale, Ariz.
The National Football League has moved Monday's playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after wildfires ravaged the region surrounding the Rams' SoFi Stadium in Inglewood,
As wildfires spread throughout Los Angeles County, a number of sporting events have been canceled, postponed or otherwise impacted in the area.
The Palisades is home to the Riviera Country Club, home of the tour’s Genesis Invitational (formerly known as the Los Angeles Open), which Tiger Woods now hosts. The course and club are reportedly fine, although the neighborhood surrounding the property has been affected. The event is scheduled for Feb. 13-16.
The NFL is evaluating the impact the L.A. wildfires could have on the Rams-Vikings Playoff game on Monday. The Los Angeles area has been heavily affected by the wildfires due to high winds that occurred on Tuesday and are still ongoing on Wednesday.
Mike Florio and Rodney Harrison react to the NFL’s decision to move the Vikings-Rams Wild Card game to Arizona amid the “incomparable” fires in Los Angeles and why this was the right decision at the right time.
The Rams earned a home playoff game by winning the NFC West in a tiebreaker against Seattle. The Vikings, who ended the regular season with the second-best record in the NFC and third-best record in the NFL, will play on the road after losing a game last Sunday to Detroit that served as a de facto NFC North title game.
Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder.