The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings were the first to act, scrapping a scheduled Wednesday night game vs. the Calgary Flames at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers of the NBA followed suit on Thursday, postponing a matchup with the Charlotte Hornets; makeup dates for the two contests haven’t been determined yet.

The NBA and NFL are monitoring several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area and the potential impact it could have on games this week in Southern California.

Three blazes, fueled by hurricane-strength wind gusts, are sweeping through the area north and east of Santa Monica.

The NBA announced Thursday's game between the visiting Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers was postponed because of the ongoing wildfires in the

The Palisades fire has been roaring through Los Angeles County, spreading throughout the region spurred by strong winds.

The NFL said it is continuing preparations to hold the Vikings-Rams playoff game in Los Angeles on Monday despite a series of devastating wildfires in the region, but could change the location of the game to Glendale,

Wildfires near Los Angeles prompted the Los Angeles Kings to postpone their scheduled NHL home game Wednesday, and the NFL has contingency plans to move a planned Monday playoff game to Arizona if needed.

The wild-card game between the Vikings and Rams will be played in Glendale, Arizona, as the Southern California wildfires continued into Thursday evening.

The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings' home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires still burning across the greater Los Angeles area.

Wildfires near Los Angeles have prompted the Los Angeles Kings to postpone their scheduled NHL home game Wednesday and the NFL to monitor developments ahead of Monday's planned playoff game. The devastating blazes also have the NFL keeping an eye on matters ahead of Monday's scheduled playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings at SoFi Stadium.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets scheduled for Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena has been postponed because of the raging wildfires in Los Angeles, the NBA announced Thursday. The league said a makeup date would be announced “at a later time.”