A number of Miami Warmth gamers, together with these with intensive ties to California, publicly supported Los Angeles on Monday as wildfires ravaged the area.
The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires have burned almost 40,000 acres in Los Angeles County as of Monday afternoon. Not less than 24 persons are lifeless and 23 others are lacking.
Warmth Warden Josh Christopher, a Carson native, grew up on the Pacific Coast Freeway and admiring the close by houses.
“Seeing all of them burned is horrible,” Christopher mentioned Monday. “I ship my condolences to all of the individuals who misplaced their houses, to those that misplaced their houses; I really feel for them.
Christopher mentioned his grandmother lives in Los Angeles and is secure.
“It’s simply vital that we hug our family members since you by no means know,” Christopher mentioned.
Our hearts are with the town and other people of Los Angeles ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iC7N4b92Wc
– Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 13, 2025
Veteran nice Kevin Love referred to as the fires “laborious to place into phrases.” Love grew up in Santa Monica and performed collegiately at UCLA.
“We’re simply praying for these individuals,” Love mentioned. “Let’s attempt to assist wherever we are able to, offering assets… All the pieces hurts for everybody.”
Jaime Jaquez Jr. referred to as the fires “irritating” and thanked firefighters.
Christopher desires to attempt to concentrate on the positives the place he can.
“It is good to see Los Angeles come collectively and simply present love and be there to assist and assist,” Christopher defined, “and that is what it is in the end about.
“When issues get powerful, let’s assist one another, and that is what Los Angeles has all the time been about,” Christopher added.
LOVE HONORS THE FATHER
Love returned to its roots this weekend.
Love arrived at Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Portland Path Blazers sporting an Oregon Geese jacket. His father, Stan Love, is an Oregon Corridor of Famer and former All-Pac-8 energy ahead.
The elder Love went on to play 5 NBA seasons, averaging 6.6 factors and three.9 rebounds.
Kevin confirmed as much as the sport in Portland rocking the @OregonMBB jacket to indicate like to his father, Oregon Corridor of Famer Stan Love 🙌 pic.twitter.com/EuiFflPOXL
– Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 12, 2025
Sadly for Love, he did not see the courtroom in Miami’s 119-98 win over the Path Blazers. Love, who’s averaging 5.9 factors and 4.5 rebounds, has not performed since Dec. 29.
The gesture isn’t any much less candy, particularly because the 36-year-old nears the top of his taking part in profession. There will likely be many extra alternatives for Like to have fun his household and honor those that paved the way in which for him to change into an All-NBA ahead.
JOVIĆ FINDS A SHOT
Miami Warmth ahead Nikola Jović discovered his shot on the good time.
Jović scored a season-high 21 factors on eight-of-12 taking pictures Saturday night time. He added eight rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and a block in Miami’s third straight victory.
Jović made 4 of seven threes from the bench. Miami outscored Portland by 20 factors with the third-year ahead on the ground.
“Now we have nice gamers [and] it’s straightforward to play with them,” Jović informed reporters. “So long as you’re in the proper place on the proper time…I really feel like we are able to nonetheless play good basketball.”
StatMuse reported that Jović is the youngest participant in Warmth historical past with such a stat line.
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