Steve Kerr's childhood home within the Pacific Palisades burned down within the devastating Los Angeles County fires, this news organization confirmed Wednesday.
The Warriors head coach spent much of his childhood each at home and abroad along with his parents within the Middle East.
Kerr's mother, Ann, still lives in the home. She turned 90 in August.
The San Francisco Chronicle was the one report first the news.
More than 1,000 buildings were destroyed within the Palisades fire, essentially the most destructive in LA's modern history. As of Wednesday afternoon, the three fires had killed five people and burned a complete of as much as 1,500 buildings, with greater than 100,000 people being forcibly evacuated. In Palisades Village, the general public library, two large grocery stores, two banks and a number of other boutiques were destroyed.
The wildfires began on Tuesday morning. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency.
“I want to express my thoughts and condolences to everyone in Los Angeles who is dealing with the fires,” Kerr said Tuesday after the Warriors' loss to the Heat. “My mother had to be evacuated. Everett Dayton is on our team (in player development), he grew up in Pacific Palisades and as far as I know his family home is lost.”
According to CNN, the fires may very well be the most costly in U.S. history.
The Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Altadena and parts of Brentwood are among the many areas under either an evacuation order or warning.
Draymond Green has a house in Brentwood, much of which is being evacuated. Green's family is protected, his mother, Mary Babers, told this news organization. Green reportedly purchased the property in 2020 for $9.6 million.
Kerr and Green are only two of dozens of public figures whose homes have been evacuated as a result of the three fires within the Los Angeles area.
The fires have destroyed a complete of about 42 square miles (108 square kilometers) – almost the scale of the complete city of San Francisco.
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