Due to the tragic wildfires rampaging through Los Angeles, the NBA has postponed Thursday night’s Lakers-Hornets game. This game was taking place in Los Angeles.

ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news. According to reports, the game will be rescheduled at a later date. Fans should expect a date in the near future.

Head coach JJ Redick’s home was destroyed in the fires, as he is one of many who unfortunately lost their house.

Kawhi Leonard is taking time away from basketball to be with his family, who were affected and had to evacuate due to this tragedy.

As a whole, the entire area of Los Angeles is taking steps for precaution and evacuation.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Lakers have traded D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith.

The entire trade is Los Angeles sending Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round picks for Brooklyn’s Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. Brooklyn will be getting the Lakers’ 2027, 2030, and 2031 second-rounders.

Finney-Smith is highly regarded this season with his career-high three-point percentage (44%) and a very impressive 3-and-D player. The Lakers needed a player like him, and they were able to land him.

About $15 million was saved by the Lakers through this trade. Luxury tax flexibility was one of the biggest highlights of this deal. Even the Nets were able to get clean salaries in return.

Finney-Smith, who is 31, is in his final season before having to decide between opting into his player option or not. If he opts in, he’ll make $15.3 million.

Maxwell, who is 22, is in the second season of his rookie contract. Currently, he is making $1.8 million for this season. A club option is included in this deal, which appears in 2026-27.

Milton, who is 28, is in the first season of his three-year contract worth $9.1 million. This season, he is making $2.8 million. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent in 2027-28.

Russell, who is 28, is on an expiring contract. Earlier in the offseason, he opted into his $18.6 million player option. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.

The Lakers are 18-13 on the season, with the Nets being 12-20.

According to reports headlined by the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis suffered a left ankle sprain during their victory against the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day.

Davis only played seven minutes in the game after rolling his ankle in the first quarter. When the 31-year-old went to the locker room, he never returned.

This was a non-contact injury while in the paint trying to grab a rebound; Davis immediately grabbed his ankle and walked off into the locker room.

The good news is that he could walk off under his power; Davis did not need assistance.

Los Angeles lists him as “day-to-day” with no clear timeline for his return.

Their next game is this Saturday, December 28th, against the Sacramento Kings. It is a home game.