Miller Moss, the former USC quarterback who recently transferred to Louisville, is one of thousands of people losing a family home to the wildfires currently raging around Los Angeles. That alone is reason to be angry.
However, Moss discovered another problem on social media in the wake of the worst of the fire, when the Hollywood Reporter posted a video of two people playing basketball next to the wreckage. The post claimed the video showed “life in the Palisades” at Palisades Charter High School.
Moss corrected them, identifying the location of the basketball game as his family’s home, and the basketball players as strangers.
This isn’t life, and this isn’t Pali High. This is my family’s house, and they are complete strangers. These people are playing the hoop I grew up with, in front of what’s left of our house. This is a community trying to rebuild; and this type of behavior does the opposite. https://t.co/38cnJKLlWy
— Miller Moss (@millermoss7) January 10, 2025
It is unclear what exactly the basketball players were doing in the house. There has been an issue with certain opportunists taking advantage of the surreal sights for their social media feeds.
Moss, a four-star recruit from Rivals in the Class of 2021, started much of this season at quarterback for USC after three years as a backup. He was replaced by Jayden Maiava in November after an up-and-down campaign that included 2,555 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions in nine games. The Trojans finished the year 7-6.
Moss entered the transfer portal shortly after the regular season ended, landing with Louisville. He was among the most attractive players in the transfer portal, choosing to play under head coach Jeff Brohm, who has a 19-8 record through two seasons with the Cardinals.
The Palisades Fire is still burning, covering more than 50,000 acres with 8% containment as of Friday afternoon, along with many other fires in Southern California. Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick and his family are among those losing their homes, and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also lost his childhood home.
