Steve Kerr’s childhood home in the Pacific Palisades has burned in the devastating fires engulfing Los Angeles County, this news organization confirmed Wednesday.

The Warriors head coach spent much of his childhood in the home, as well as overseas with his parents in the Middle East.

Kerr’s mother, Ann, still lives at the home. She turned 90 years old in August.

The San Francisco Chronicle was the first to report the news.

More than 1,000 structures were destroyed in the Palisades fire, the most destructive in the modern history of LA. Five people have died and as many as 1,500 structures in total have burned in the three fires as of Wednesday afternoon, with more than 100,000 people under mandatory evacuations. In Palisades Village, the public library, two major grocery stores, a pair of banks and several boutiques were destroyed.

The wildfires began Tuesday morning. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency.

“I want to send my thoughts and condolences to everybody in Los Angeles dealing with the fires,” Kerr said on Tuesday after the Warriors’ loss to the Heat. “My mom had to evacuate. Everett Dayton on our staff (in player development), he grew up in Pacific Palisades, and from what I gather his family home is lost.”

According to CNN, the fires could be the costliest in US history.

The Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Altadena and parts of Brentwood are among the areas either under evacuation order or warning.

Draymond Green has a home in Brentwood, much of which is under evacuation. Green’s family is safe, his mother Mary Babers told this news organization. Green reportedly bought the property for $9.6 million in 2020.

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NHL postpones Kings’ home game >> The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area.

The Kings and Flames were scheduled to play Wednesday night at the Kings’ downtown arena. The NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to host the Charlotte Hornets in the same arena on Thursday night.

The Pepperdine women’s basketball team also postponed its home game scheduled for tonight against the University of Portland at Firestone Field House on the school’s Malibu campus. Pepperdine canceled classes Wednesday, and access to its coastal campus is restricted.

The NFL is paying close attention to the potential impact of the fires on the two playoff-bound Los Angeles teams’ preparations and the Rams’ wild-card postseason game against the Vikings scheduled for Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

The NFL said Wednesday evening if the game had to be moved, it would take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the home of the Arizona Cardinals.

NBA

Cavs beat Thunder in battle of NBA’s best >> Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 in Cleveland in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top two teams.

The Cavs extended their winning streak to 11, improved the league’s best record to 32-4 — 11-0 against the West — and moved to 19-1 at home. They did it on an off night for leading scorer Donovan Mitchell, who had just 11 points on 3 of 16 shooting.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and Jalen Williams had 25 for the Thunder in their first loss since Dec. 1.

College sports

Northern Illinois to join Mountain West in ‘26 >> Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference announced.

The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based MAC to a conference in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They will join San Jose State, Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming in the Mountain West.

Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said NIU’s “history of football success and its commitment to academic excellence” were draws.

Northern Illinois has played 39 seasons in the MAC over two stints from 1975 to 1985 and since 1997. It was in the Big West Conference in football from 1993 to 1995 and operated as an independent from 1986 to 1992, as well as in 1996.

The Huskies went 8-5 this season and pulled off a huge stunner at then-No. 5 Notre Dame that moved them into The AP poll for the first time in 11 years.

MLB

Former top pick dies at 37 >> Brian Matusz, the left-handed pitcher who spent eight seasons in the major leagues, mostly with the Baltimore Orioles as they returned to prominence a decade ago, has died. He was 37.

The Orioles and the University of San Diego announced Matusz’s death Tuesday night, with USD saying it received word from Matusz’s family. They did not announce a cause of death.

The Orioles drafted Matusz with the fourth overall pick in 2008 out of San Diego.

Nationals add Rosario on 1-year deal >> Infielder Amed Rosario and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract.

Rosario, 29, hit .280 with 18 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs, 32 RBIs, 13 stolen bases and 29 runs over 103 games last season with Tampa Bay, Cincinnati and the Dodgers.

White Sox set to sign Perez >> The Chicago White Sox added Martín Pérez to their rotation, agreeing to a one-year contract with the left-hander, multiple sources reported. The deal was pending a physical.

Pérez, 33, played for Pittsburgh and San Diego last season, going 5-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 26 starts.

He is 90-87 with a 4.44 ERA in 314 major league games, including 269 starts.