Los Angeles Clippers star small forward Kawhi Leonard has temporarily left the team to tend to his family amid the deadly Pacific Palisades wildfires.

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.

Over the last 24 hours or so, areas in greater Los Angeles have been engulfed in flames, with wildfires spreading causing complete damage to homes and businesse

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.

The NBA is postponing the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Charlotte Hornets as unprecedented wildfires remain in the city.

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

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.

The NBA and NFL are monitoring several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area and the potential impact it could have on games this week in Southern California. Three major fires were burning in areas of the vast Los Angeles metroplex following two days of extraordinary winds.

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 entire NBA family sends its thoughts and support to the community of Los Angeles during this challenging time," the league said.

With the wildfires raging on in the Los Angeles area, the NBA has decided to postpone the Lakers game against the Hornets.