By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-01-13 21:05:44
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2025年1月3日，科罗拉多州丹佛——圣安东尼奥马刺队临时主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)在第一节比赛中在场边指导，对手是丹佛掘金队，比赛地点是丹佛的Ball Arena。
洛杉矶——在周一晚球队对阵湖人队之前，马刺队代理主教练米奇·约翰逊表示，马刺队的“思念和祈祷”与“洛杉矶市民、消防员以及所有参与救援工作的人们”同在。
约翰逊说：“看到这座伟大的城市遭受如此难以置信的破坏，那些图像和视频绝对令人心碎，我们只希望今晚的比赛能为此刻带来一丝 normalcy 和积极的 distraction。”
自上周二以来，在猛烈的圣安娜风的助长下，几场野火肆虐洛杉矶地区，造成至少24人死亡，数千人流离失所，12000多座建筑物被毁。
周一的比赛原定是马刺队和湖人队在加密货币网体育馆进行的两场比赛中的第二场，但NBA出于担心比赛会占用对抗美国历史上最昂贵的火灾之一所需的资源，于周六晚推迟了第一场比赛。
马刺队在上周三晚上在密尔沃基打完比赛后，于上周四凌晨4点左右抵达洛杉矶。包括摧毁了太平洋帕利塞兹在内的大规模野火，迫使球队在周四下午出于预防考虑，从位于圣莫尼卡的酒店搬到了25英里外的洛杉矶市中心。
在NBA周五晚些时候宣布周六的比赛被推迟后，马刺队在周六和周日在加密货币网体育馆进行了训练，之后联盟在周日下午通知他们，周一的比赛将按计划进行。
约翰逊表示，球员们在应对“诸多不确定性”方面表现“出色”。
约翰逊说：“显然，现在是一个比篮球重要得多的时刻，我们的球员们都理解这一点，我们一直非常耐心，而且，再一次，我们绝不会优先考虑此刻不重要的事情。我确实认为，过去几天我们能够进入球馆训练，这有助于让球员们走出房间，保持活跃等等。”
马刺队控球后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的家人不得不从他们在洛杉矶的家中撤离。保罗的妻子贾达在社交媒体上表示，他们很安全。
约翰逊说：“关于克里斯，再一次，就像所有认识或受到影响的人一样，我们的思念和祈祷与他和他的家人同在，但不会去揣测或谈论他的私事。”
湖人队主教练JJ·雷迪克(JJ Redick)的房子在帕利塞兹大火中被烧毁，他称赞他的球员、工作人员和湖人队组织“支持我，团结在我的周围，团结在城市周围，并且关爱我的家人”。
雷迪克说：“人们对我的家人以及所有受火灾影响的家庭给予了大量的支持和慷慨，我对此感到不知所措。我们亲眼目睹了这一切。我们是其中的一部分。”
湖人队将周一的比赛献给了洛杉矶的急救人员，并在声明中表示，他们计划“向社区的力量致敬，因为受野火影响的人们已经开始恢复工作”。
NBA还表示，将向美国红十字会、世界中央厨房和其他组织捐赠100万美元用于即时救援。
从周一的比赛开始，湖人队将在他们的主场比赛中举办捐赠活动。俱乐部鼓励球迷们携带未使用的、未开封的物品，以支持洛杉矶地区食物银行的救援工作。
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Mitch Johnson says L.A. is in Spurs’ ‘hearts, prayers’
DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 03: Interim coach Mitch Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs works the sideline against the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter at Ball Arena on January 03, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
LOS ANGELES - The Spurs’ “thoughts and prayers” are with the “people in the city of Los Angeles, the firefighters and all others participating in the relief efforts,” acting head coach Mitch Johnson said before the team faced the Lakers on Monday night.
“The images and videos of the unbelievable level of destruction of this great city is absolutely heartbreaking and we just hope maybe tonight can be some small slice of normalcy and positive distraction at this time,” Johnson said.
Fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds, several wildfires have ravaged the L.A. area since last Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, displacing thousands of others and destroying more than 12,000 structures.
Monday’s game was supposed to be the second of a two-game set between the Spurs and Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, but the NBA postponed the first contest Saturday night for fear it would take away resources needed to fight one of the most expensive conflagrations in U.S. history.
The Spurs arrived in Los Angeles at around 4 a.m. last Thursday after playing in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The wildfires, including the massive one that destroyed Pacific Palisades, forced the team to move from its hotel in Santa Monica on Thursday afternoon to downtown L.A. 25 miles away as a precaution.
After the NBA announced late Friday that Saturday’s game had been postponed, the Spurs practiced at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday and Sunday before the league informed them Sunday afternoon that Monday’s game would go on as scheduled.
Johnson said players were “great” in the way they dealt with “a lot of uncertainty.”
“It’s obviously a time that’s a lot bigger than basketball and our guys understand that and we’ve just been very patient and, again, would never want to prioritize something that’s not important at this time,” Johnson said. “I do think we’ve been able to get in the gym the last couple days and it’s helped just to get guys out of their rooms and be active and whatnot.”
The family of Spurs point guard Chris Paul had to evacuate their home in Los Angeles. Paul’s wife, Jada, said in a social media post that they were safe.
“In regards to Chris, again, similar to everybody that has people they know or people that have been affected, our thoughts and prayers are with him and his crew, but not going to speculate or get into his private stuff,” Johnson said.
Lakers coach JJ Redick, who lost his home in the Palisades fire, praised the way his players, staff and the Lakers organization “has supported, rallied around me, rallied around the city and clearly loved on my family.”
“I’ve been overwhelmed with the amount of support and generosity that people have shown to my family and really all families that have been affected by this,” Redick said. “We’ve witnessed it. We’ve been a part of it.”
The Lakers dedicated Monday’s game to Los Angeles’ first responders and said in a statement they planned to “honor the strength of the community as recovery efforts begin for those impacted” by the wildfires.
The NBA also said it would donate $1 million for immediate relief to the American Red Cross, World Central Kitchen and additional organizations.
Beginning with Monday’s game, the Lakers are hosting donation drives at their homes games. The club encouraged fans to bring unused, unopened items to support the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s relief efforts.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News