Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry recently extended a heartfelt gesture to the family of Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick.
After a road win in San Francisco against the Warriors on Saturday, Redick was greeted by a Golden State security guard who left two personalized jerseys for his sons Knox and Kai.
They were from Curry.
Redick’s home in the Pacific Palisades was burned to the ground in the Southern California wildfires earlier this month.
The flames destroyed family heirlooms, including his son’s sports memorabilia collection.
Redick has long admired Curry, making this gesture particularly meaningful.
The gesture from Curry follows San Antonio Spurs players Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul, the latter a former teammate of Redick’s, who also gifted their game-worn jerseys to Knox and Kai.
“We’ll be in a house soon,” Redick said when asked about his family, who stayed in a hotel after being forced to evacuate their home. “So they’re safe, and they’re taken care of. The kids are back in school.”
Of the fires, Redick added, “Had this trip been three or four days after [the fires], it would have been tough, but they’re in a good place. We have a lot of support both in the community and with family.”
Redick’s sons previously were gifted jerseys from the Spurs’ Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama.
The Lakers did suffer multiple cancellations as a result of the fires but have since returned to playing games as the devastation remains to be dealt with out west.
Kerr wore a Palisades Dolphins hat to his pregame news conference Saturday to show support for his alma mater and said he and Redick have kept in touch over text in the days and weeks since the fires.
Kerr’s childhood home was destroyed in the Pacific Palisades fires.
“He’s gone through more than I have because he lost his house,” Kerr said. “My mom lost hers. So it hasn’t affected my life directly. It’s more so worrying about my mom.
“But I haven’t talked to JJ in detail about where he’s living, what his kids are doing, school, all that stuff. That’s a lot. So he’s got a lot more on his plate right now than I do.”
