“STEVE KERR REVEALS A HEARTBREAKING MOMENT — 90-YEAR-OLD MOTHER FORCED TO EVACUATE AMIDST PACIFIC PALISADES FIRE” It wasn’t about on-court tactics. It wasn’t about the game results. It was about a very ordinary, very human worry, as Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr quietly shared that his mother, Ann, 90 years old, was among those forced to evacuate urgently due to the raging fire at Pacific Palisades, a revelation that brought the entire press conference room to a somber silence; Kerr spoke slowly, choosing his words carefully, his voice not dramatic but heavy with emotion. As the fire spread and smoke engulfed the coastal community, all titles, all the pressure of basketball, seemed insignificant compared to ensuring the safety of an elderly mother. That very moment pulled him away from his role as a multi-time NBA championship-winning coach, back to the position of a son watching every message, every update, every breath amidst an unannounced natural disaster. Kerr didn’t elaborate on the details of the evacuation, nor did he describe the moment the fire approached, but a brief confirmation was enough to convey that some tensions never show up on the scoreboard. And while the Pacific Palisades remained ablaze, Steve Kerr’s story became a chilling reminder that behind the dazzling NBA lights, there are silent battles that no one is truly prepared to face.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr reveals mom Ann, 90, is among those evacuated from Pacific Palisades fire

Steve Kerr’s 90-year-old mother was among the thousands of residents evacuated from the raging wildfire in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

The Golden State Warriors coach said Tuesday night that his mom, Ann, had left her home in Pacific Palisades given the evacuation orders that affected tens of thousands of people.

‘I want to send my thoughts and condolences to everybody in Los Angeles dealing with the fires,’ Kerr said after his team’s 114-98 loss to Miami. ‘My mom lives in Pacific Palisades. She had to evacuate.’

Kerr said Everett Dayton in Golden State’s player development department grew up there had lost his family home in the picturesque area of Southern California, where extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside and aided the fire’s spread.

Pacific Palisades borders Malibu about 20 miles west of downtown LA.

It includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes along winding roads nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.

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Thousands of residents were evacuated from the raging wildfire in the suburbs of Los Angeles

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Extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside and aided the fire’s spread on Tuesday

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Residents were warned the worst is still yet to come as the raging wildfire continues to burn

‘Everything I’m seeing and reading is just terrifying what’s happening down there,’ Kerr said.

‘I just want to send thoughts to everyone who’s going through the devastation of the fire. Obviously the game is secondary to that and to many things in life. Perspective is important.’

In a statement, NFL franchise the Los Angeles Rams wrote: ‘Our hearts are with those affected by the Palisades wildfires and the first responders protecting our community. Be safe.’

Lakers coach JJ Redick added: ‘I know that a lot of people are freaking out right now – including my family – and from the sound of things, with the winds coming tonight, I know a lot of people are scared.

‘So, just want to acknowledge that and thoughts and prayers, for sure. I hope everybody stays safe.’

Late on Tuesday, fire-ravaged residents in the ritzy suburbs across southern California were warned to brace for another 12 hours of hell.

Million-dollar mansions in the celebrity enclave of Pacific Palisades were razed last night, with landmark institutions and beloved restaurants leveled as three out-of-control blazes and winds nearing 100mph spread at a rapid rate across Los Angeles.

Firefighters battling the Palisades blaze, which is burning through about five football fields a minute, warned they were running out of water and supplies, as evacuation warnings spread to Malibu and Calabasas.

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The Warriors coach revealed his mom, Ann, had left her home in Pacific Palisades

Tankers full of water had been dousing the inferno from the skies all afternoon, but all aircraft were later grounded amid deteriorating wind conditions and visibility.

Residents were warned the worst is still yet to come as the raging wildfire burns through some 3,000 acres of Los Angeles land at an extraordinary rate. Firefighters have warned that ‘tornado-like’ winds are making their work harder.

At least 30,000 residents are now under mandatory evacuation orders with more still warned they should be prepared to leave after a fire that broke out in the foothills near Eaton Canyon grew to 1,000 acres in just six hours since it began.

A third brush fire has broken out in Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley which recent estimates claim is around 100 acres in size and growing.

There have been few reports of injuries, but the Los Angeles Times reported multiple burn victims were treated in Malibu after being caught in the blaze last night.

As of early Wednesday, nearly 167,000 people were without power in Los Angeles county, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us.

President Joe Biden – who was in Los Angeles for a planned announcement on new national monuments – said he was ‘being frequently briefed on the wildfires’ and has offered ‘any federal assistance that is needed.’