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Steve Kerr lost his childhood home in the Pacific Palisades fire this week.
The Warriors head coach told reporters on Thursday that his mother, Ann, 90, made it out safely despite the devastating loss.
“It’s been tough. My family is fine, my mom is in good hands,” Kerr said during a press conference. “But her house is gone and I’ve been on the phone with my siblings quite a bit. Family calls, just with my mom. But she’s got a lot of support and friends, so she’s safe and sound. But that’s my hometown, and all of my friends who are from there, pretty much they’ve all lost their homes, their family homes, childhood homes.”
Kerr, whose family has lived in the home since 1969, is one of several NBA figures to be impacted by the wildfires.
Lakers head coach J.J. Redick reportedly saw his home burn down as well.
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was away from the team this week after his family was evacuated from the area.
“The town looks like it has just been completely wiped out,” Kerr continued. “It’s surreal and devastating. But fortunately almost everyone escaped. The pictures reminded me of Lahaina from a couple years ago. I’m so happy that there wasn’t the loss of life that people in Hawaii experienced. But it’s hard to even fathom how Pacific Palisades rebuilds and how it becomes a thriving community again. It’s just shocking.”
Kerr added that his family had just celebrated his mother’s birthday there with “probably 100 guests.”
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“Beautiful hillside, beautiful night, great memories,” he said. “It’s an idyllic place, a beautiful town, sunsets every night, just amazing memories.”
The fires have burned upward of 30,000 acres across Los Angeles, leading to evacuations of tens of thousands of residents as Santa Ana winds spread the infernos at a rapid pace.
