The NBA has told its two Los Angeles-based teams, the Clippers and Lakers, that it plans to permit Monday’s scheduled home games for each club to go on as planned, per Mark Medina of Sportskeeda and Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News (Twitter links).
The Heat are slated to square off against the Clippers at Intuit Dome, while the Lakers are set to face the Spurs at Crypto.com Arena.
The Lakers have had two contests postponed due to historic wildfires in Los Angeles and the greater Southern California area, while the Clippers’ Saturday tilt against the Hornets was postponed.
The plan to move forward with Monday’s game remains subject to change depending on what happens in the next 24 hours. Los Angeles is expected to experience hazardous wind conditions — which could cultivate further wildfire activity — through Wednesday of this coming week.
For now though, the NBA is confident that the games won’t divert emergency resources from the wildfire response efforts, as Dan Woike of The Los Angeles Times tweets.
Another game this week, a matchup between Houston and Atlanta initially set for Saturday afternoon, was also postponed due to weather. The Atlanta area has been hit with atypical levels of snow, causing dangerous driving conditions.