Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul gifted their game-worn jerseys to J.J. Redick's sons following a game vs. the Lakers.
When Wembanyama is on the court, the Spurs have a top-six defense in the league, despite having some players opponents clearly target. When he is off the court, that rapidly falls to the 24th-ranked defense (overall that leaves the Spurs 12th in the league defensively, in the middle of the pack).
Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama gifted JJ Redick's sons, Knox and Kai, jerseys after the Spurs and Lakers played Monday night.
The Spurs may have spoiled LeBron James and the Lakers' first game since the California wildfires began, but the heartfelt postgame gesture orchestrated by Wembanyama and veteran Spurs point guard Chris Paul showed the power of the NBA family to rebound from tragedy.
The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles’ first two NBA games since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 people and destroyed significant sections of their hometown.
Redick's children are big NBA fans and had a growing memorabilia collection that was destroyed in the wildfires devastating Los Angeles.
Spurs stars Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama gave game-worn jerseys to JJ Redick's sons, who lost their entire memorabilia collection in the wildfires that burned down their family home.
San Antonio Spurs stars Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama presented their game jerseys to Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick's
Both teams played on the road last week, and Monday marked their first home contests since the Palisades Fire began Tuesday.
Members of the NBA community are rallying around JJ Redick and his family after the Lakers coach lost his rented home in the catastrophic California wildfires earlier this month.
NBA games are scheduled to return to wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Monday night, with the Clippers planning to resume their schedule when they play host to the Miami Heat and the Lakers set to host Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
The NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers will host teams on Monday after having games postponed last week due to wildfires in the area.