Tennis legend Pam Shriver had her Grand Slam trophies stolen while fleeing the Palisades wildfire, and revealed she no longer feels safe living in Los Angeles amid the extreme weather and the theft of her items.
Shriver, a 21-time Grand Slam doubles winner, was forced to evacuate to a hotel in Marina Del Rey after the Palisades fire began, and had a car full of her accolades looted shortly after.
‘Right now in LA it’s tough to feel safe based on natural disasters, fires, crime,’ she told FOX 11 Los Angeles’ Matthew Seedorff.
‘I spent the first 38 years [of my life] in Baltimore – since then I’ve been almost 30 years here. But I’m thinking about what’s my next community where I’m gonna feel safe.’
In a separate post to X, Seedorff said that Shriver’s vehicle was a black Dodge Durango Hellcat.
The Baltimore native was the world No. 1 in doubles at her peak and won an incredible seven Australian Opens, four French Opens, five Wimbledons and five US Opens.
Pam Shriver, seen in 2018, revealed that she had Grand Slam trophies stolen from her car
Shriver won a stunning 21 Grand Slam doubles championships in her legendary career
Here, she’s seen winning the 1985 Edgbaston Cup in Birmingham, England
She also reached the final of the US Open in 1978 in singles, and made eight other semifinal runs at majors whilst playing solo.
The fires have collectively burned over 40,000 acres of land and caused 27 fatalities, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Much of that destruction has come from the Palisades fire, which is still only 52 percent contained as of Sunday night.
Shriver is far from the only sports figure to have been affected by the wildfires, as Olympic hero Gary Hall Jr. lost his home and very likely his 10 Olympic medals.
LeBron James and his family were also forced to evacuate their home in Brentwood.
‘Personally, I’ve been off,’ James told reporters after his team beat the Heat earlier this week.
‘Personally, my family, we’ve been evacuated since Thursday night, so I’ve been in a hotel since pretty much when we got back from Dallas. So just figuring it out. But staying strong for one another. Obviously, that’s most important.’
James’ Lakers head coach, JJ Redick, lost his home in the Palisades fire as well.
And Warriors coach Steve Kerr had his childhood home reduced to rubble by the fires too.
