J.J. Redick Taking Heat For Behavior At Postgame Press Conference
11/07/2024 04:15 PM
The honeymoon phase for JJ Redick and the Los Angeles Lakers appears to be over.
After a 3-0 start to the season, the Lakers have dropped three out of their last four games. On Wednesday night, they were blown out by the Memphis Grizzlies. LeBron James had 39 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the 131-114 loss. He didn't really get much support outside of Austin Reaves and Cam Reddish.
Just like he does after every game, Redick spoke to the media about his team's performance. A reporter then asked how he'll address his players regarding their lack of effort. Clearly, the former NBA guard was tired of answering questions.
"I just did," Redick said before dropping the microphone and storming out of the conference room.
As Redick was walking back to the team's locker room, he shouted, "First thing I said to them."
Not even 10 games into the season and JJ Redick is already storming out of postgame press conferences pic.twitter.com/WUsNg3KPY6
— Mark Jackson's Burner (@casualtakeking) November 7, 2024
Though it's not much of a surprise, NBA fans are crushing Redick for this behavior. They believe he needs to be much more mature if he's going to run the show for the Lakers.
"This is petulance," one fan said. "Grow up brother. You aren't changing media by showing you can't handle it."
Another fan asked, "What's up with him? Has he always been this short-tempered?"
"He's got an arrogance I don't like, you're a rookie buddy sit down and take it," a third person wrote.
"Dude is a total loser. Entitlement attitude. Cant deal with media if they're asking legit questions," a fourth person commented.
Redick will have to be much more composed at press conferences moving forward, make no mistake about it.
The Lakers will return to the hardwood this Friday to face the injury-riddled Philadelphia 76ers.
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