Lakers coach JJ Redick, Palisades resident, offers 'thoughts and prayers' after family evacuated due to fires

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The Pacific Palisades has hit the sports world, as Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has been directly affected.

Redick is a resident of the area, which was ravaged by wildfires on Tuesday.

More than 13,000 buildings and 26,000 people are in the evacuation zone, which has been labeled "under immediate threat," according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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The Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick speaks to the media during an introductory news conference at the UCLA Health Training Center.  (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Redick said members of his and his wife's family are among those that have evacuated.

The head coach offered his thoughts ahead of his team's game against the Mavericks in Dallas.

"I just want to acknowledge and send thoughts and prayers to everyone in the Palisades right now. That's where I live. Our family, my wife's family, my wife's twin sister, they've evacuated," Redick told the media on Tuesday. "I know a lot of people are freaking out right now, including my family. From the sound of things, I know a lot of people are scared. So I just want to acknowledge that. Thoughts and prayers for sure, and hope everybody stays safe."

Firefighters run as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. (DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom was near the blaze being briefed by authorities, his office said. 

Actor James Woods, 77, also was forced to evacuate from his home.

Over 250 LAFD firefighters were battling the blaze, in addition to