As the punishing winds that fueled the deadly fires in the Los Angeles region have eased, members of the sports community are beginning to deal with the fallout. Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said Friday his family lost its rented home in the fire in Pacific Palisades this week.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick confirmed his family lost its home in the raging wildfire in Pacific Palisades this week

He fights back tears when discussing the devastation from the Pacific Palisades fire and how much the community means to his family.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick describes the "devastation and destruction" after losing his home in the LA wildfires.

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Lakers head coach JJ Redick got emotional on Friday while describing losing his family's home in the Pacific Palisades to a ferocious wildfire that turned much of the Los Angeles community to ash.

"I was not prepared for what I saw. It's complete devastation and destruction," Redick said, recalling driving to see his home Wednesday.

"I was not prepared for what I saw," Redick said of returning to the neighborhood where his family was living. "It's complete devastation and destruction. I had to go kind of a di