Angel City FC, the Angels, Chargers, Clippers, Dodgers, Ducks, Galaxy, Kings, LAFC, Lakers, Rams and Sparks will make contributions to the American Red Cross, Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and other relief organizations, they said.
The teams and Fanatics, the sports apparel and Fan Gear Store, will also distribute $3 million worth of sports merchandise to Angelenos who have been evacuated from their homes and distribute personal hygiene kits, school supplies, sneakers and more at relief sites around the city.
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Dangerously high winds were expected to return to Los Angeles on Monday, jeopardizing efforts to contain two massive wildfires that have leveled whole neighborhoods, claimed the lives of at least two dozen people and burned an area the size of Washington, D.C.
The fires last week forced the NFL’s wildcard playoff game between the Rams and Vikings, due to be played later on Monday, to be moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to Glendale, Arizona and postponed games for the Lakers and Clippers.
Both NBA teams were scheduled to host games in LA on Monday night, their first since the fires broke out last Tuesday.
Lakers head coach JJ Redick, whose home in the Pacific Palisades was lost in the fire last week, said the franchise would do its part to help the city rebuild.
“We are committed as ever to Los Angeles,” Redick said.
“We recognize it’s not just our community that has been impacted by this. We’re committed to helping people as much as we can and we’re going to do that.”
The AP reported that additional water tankers and scores of firefighters have arrived at the Los Angeles area ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so far on two massive infernos that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.
On Monday, planes doused homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals, while crews and fire engines were being placed near particularly vulnerable spots with dry brush. Dozens of water trucks rolled in to replenish supplies after hydrants ran dry last week when the two largest fires erupted.
