Clippers' Kawhi Leonard leaves team to help family deal with raging wildfires: report

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Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will reportedly take a step back from the team to be with his family as it deals with the wildfires raging in the area.

Several wildfires have burned across Southern California since Tuesday afternoon. 

Officials in Los Angeles said the Pacific Palisades fire has become the most destructive in the city’s history.

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard during the second half of a game against the Atlanta Hawks Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Jayne-Kamin-Oncea)

"He is going to tend to family in the LA area who were forced to evacuate due to the wildfires that are going on over there," NBA insider Chris Haynes said in a video posted to X Wednesday.

Leonard just made his season debut Saturday night, when the Clippers defeated the Atlanta Hawks. He had been out nine months due to what the team described as right knee injury recovery. He hadn’t played since April 26, a playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks.

Leonard is from Los Angeles and went to King High School in Riverside.

The Palisades Fire burns a house in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.  (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)

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Multiple people have died and more than 1,000 buildings have been destroyed. Thousands more have fled their homes to seek shelter as the fires have gotten out of control, fueled by winds that have topped