Steve Kerr has a deep connection to Pacific Palisades, where wildfires have left little standing in their wake this week. On Thursday he confirmed that his childhood home had been lost in the blaze.

Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, sending residents fleeing from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes on Wednesday,