The NBA has postponed this game due to the wildfires happening across the Los Angeles area. The Charlotte Hornets will visit the Los Angeles Lakers in a cross-conference matchup

The Charlotte Hornets head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a non-conference matchup. The Hornets are 8-27, which puts them in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are 20-16, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference.

Tonight, the Charlotte Hornets look to make it two straight as they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Will the Hornets collect their ninth win of the season? Here's how our staff sees this one going down.

The NBA postponed Thursday night's Charlotte Hornets-Los Angeles Lakers game due to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area, the league announced. Tipoff was originally scheduled for 10:30 p.m. at Crypto.com Arena; a new date will be shared at a later time.

Los Angeles has been beset by horrific wildfires since Tuesday, and they have now impacted their first Lakers game.

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets scheduled for Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena has been postponed because of the raging wildfires in Los Angeles, the NBA announced Thursday. The league said a makeup date would be announced “at a later time.”

This follows what the NHL's Kings did last night and what the NFL is considering for Sunday's Vikings at Rams playoff game.

The Lakers coach said earlier this week that his family was among those evacuated from the Pacific Palisades area

Amid the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area, the NBA postponed Thursday night's game between the Lakers and Hornets. What you need to know.

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