The coach fights back tears, grieving not only the loss of his family’s home – reduced to rubble from the Palisades Fire – but his entire community that was wiped out this week.

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick recounts that he and his family lost their house in the deadly Pacific Palisades wildfire during an NBA basketball news conference at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, Calif., Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) AP

Lakers coach JJ Redick said he was "not prepared for what I saw" in the Pacific Palisades. "It's complete devastation and destruction."