Although the Los Angeles Lakers had been expected to begin a five-game homestand (and a six-game Los Angeles tilt, with a "road" contest across town scheduled for Sunday, January 19 against the L.A. Clippers) earlier this week,

Lakers coach JJ Redick says he hopes Saturday's game against the Spurs will be played as scheduled, giving the people of Los Angeles 'hope' in the wake of recent wildfires.

He fights back tears when discussing the devastation from the Pacific Palisades fire and how much the community means to his family.