The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area.It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL's Los Angeles Kings were scheduled to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.The date for the rescheduled games will be announced at a later time.Three major fires were burning in areas of the vast Los Angeles metroplex following two days of extraordinary winds. At least 70,000 people are under evacuation orders, and more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed.RELATED STORY | Celebrity homes are among the thousands of structures destroyed in Los Angeles wildfiresThe Kings said tickets for their postponed game against Calgary will be good for the rescheduled date.NBALos Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard abruptly left the team before its game at Denver on Wednesday because of what the team described as personal reasons. Leonard bought a house in Pacific Palisades in 2021.You definitely have to take care of home. ... Totally had my support 100%, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. Going back, checking on his family and kids, making sure theyre well. And he got back, and theyre doing OK, so just happy and thankful for that.NFL PlayoffsThe 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 Minnesota 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.In 2003, the league moved a Monday night regular-season game between the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, due to wildfires.The Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers both train in areas not threatened by fires, but both teams are monitoring the air quality and its potential impact on their workouts.RELATED STORY | The Los Angeles landmarks from film and TV that were damaged by wildfiresThe Chargers changed their practice schedule Wednesday to minimize their players outdoor time in coastal El Segundo, while the Rams dont resume practice until Thursday. The Chargers are on the road Saturday against the Houston Texans in the wild-card round.Coach Jim Harbaugh had the Chargers offensive and defensive units practice separately to limit their time on the field. The air quality at the teams complex was 185 when the offense began their afternoon session. Anything above 150 is considered unhealthy.College basketballThe Pepperdine womens basketball team also postponed its home game scheduled for Thursday night against the University of Portland at Firestone Field House on the schools Malibu campus, the West Coast Conference announced. Pepperdine canceled classes Wednesday, and access to its coastal campus is restricted.