However, it became instantly clear that, like the other professional teams in town, one team would be the one the city of Los Angeles claimed as its own, with the other team essentially becoming a little brother to the other.

The money will go to organizations like the American Red Cross, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, World Central Kitchen and more.

The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles’ first two NBA games since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 people and destroyed significant sections of their hometown.