NBA postpones game between Lakers, Hornets due to L.A. wildfires

The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area.

It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL's Los Angeles Kings were scheduled to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

The date for the rescheduled games will be announced at a later time. The Kings said tickets for their postponed game against Calgary will be good for the rescheduled date.

Three major fires were burning in areas of the vast Los Angeles metroplex following two days of extraordinary winds. A major threat broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, close to the heart of the entertainment industry, but had been contained by Thursday morning.

Roughly 180,000 people are under evacuation orders, and the fires have consumed about 45 square miles (117 square kilometres) — roughly the size of San Francisco. The Palisades Fire is already the most destructive in Los Angeles' history.

The Los Angeles Rams sent out a statement to season-ticket holders and fans Thursday morning reiterating that Monday night's NFC wild-card round post-season game against the Minnesota Vikings remains set to be played as scheduled Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

The NFL said Wednesday evening if the game had to be moved, it would take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., the home of the Arizona Cardinals.

In 2003, the league moved a Monday night regular-season game between the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., due to wildfires.

The Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers both train in areas not threatened by fires, but both teams are