"On Jan. 8, 2025, Redick and the Lakers had returned from Dallas to find parts of Southern California engulfed in flames. Wildfires had destroyed nearly 60,000 acres of land, incinerating countless houses and businesses, decimating neighborhoods in Altadena, Malibu and the Pacific Palisades, where the new Lakers coach and his family had called home."
""When I got back that night, it was literally 365 days later," Redick told ESPN. "I'm going up the 405 [Freeway], and when we lived in the Palisades, I banged that left going on 10-W and go to the Palisades. "And as I'm driving past the 10, I'm like, 'F---, dude.' It just kind of hit me." His emotions had bubbled to the surface in San Antonio,"
"Redick's wife, Chelsea, had posted about the ordeal on Instagram, and so many friends had referenced her post in texts to him that the Lakers coach, who has sworn off social media to help him focus on the job, redownloaded the app and logged into his dormant account just to see what his wife had shared. He was in the middle of his coaches' meeting when he read her message. "I cried," he said, before apologizing for the interruption."
On Jan. 8, 2025, Redick and the Lakers returned from Dallas to find parts of Southern California engulfed in flames. Wildfires destroyed nearly 60,000 acres, incinerating houses and businesses and decimating neighborhoods in Altadena, Malibu and the Pacific Palisades, where Redick and his family had lived. On Jan. 8, 2026, Redick returned from San Antonio to find the region still recovering. Driving past the 10 and 405 toward the Palisades, he was overcome with emotion. Friends and well-wishers sent anniversary texts. His wife Chelsea posted on Instagram, prompting Redick to redownload social media; he cried during a coaches' meeting.
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