Steve Kerr's 90-year-old mother is among thousands who have lost their homes as fierce wildfires rage in the Los Angeles area.

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.

DETROIT — The house Steve Kerr grew up in is burned down. The high school he went to is gone. His childhood friends have lost their homes and their town is unrecognizable — mostly ash and ruins.