An NHL game was postponed, an NBA star briefly left his team, the NFL is monitoring the site of a Monday playoff game and the families of NBA coaches JJ Redick and Steve Kerr were among the thousands forced to evacuate their homes because of three wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County.

The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires still burning across the greater Los Angeles area.

The Los Angeles Lakers postpone Friday's NBA fixture against the Charlotte Hornets amid ongoing wildfires in the region, while Los Angeles Kings do the same for their scheduled NHL game.