A Kings-Flames NHL game scheduled for Wednesday night in Los Angeles has been postponed due to raging wildfires in the Palisades area. The NFL is also closely monitoring the situation and the potential impact on the Rams-Vikings playoff game scheduled for Monday night.
Wednesday night\u2019s matchup between the Kings and Flames in Los Angeles has been postponed as a result of the fires that continue to ravage the Palisades. Wildfires broke out nearby on Tuesday, and they\u2019ve since swept across more than 2,900 acres (4.5 square miles). Approximately 30,000 Los Angeles residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes.
And as of Wednesday afternoon, the inferno had A Liberty basketball game, scheduled to be played the same night indoors and a borough over at the Barclays Center, was also canceled. Nearly three years prior, in September 2020, a two-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners was postponed due to poor air quality caused by fires on the West Coast. Instead of playing the games in Seattle where they had originally been scheduled, both teams, the league office and Major League Baseball\u2019s players\u2019 union all agreed to relocate the series to San Francisco. The NFL is also keeping tabs on the crisis and released a statement regarding the Rams-Vikings playoff game scheduled for Monday night in Los Angeles. \u201cThe NFL continues to closely monitor developments in the area and will remain in contact with both clubs and the NFLPA,\u201d the statement read, per ESPN\u2019s AFP via Getty Image
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