Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick has plenty on his hands this preseason. He is navigating the status of LeBron James , who will miss the start of the season due to injury.
As a result, he is not putting up with BS coming at him from reporters about the preseason schedule, per Broderick Turner of the LA Times/Hoops Hype. As of now, the Lakers have lost two of their first three preseason games.
However, Redick doesn't want reporters putting too much emphasis on it.
“You guys are really harping on this,” Redick responded. So, Redick was asked, is it a thing or is it not a thing? “I’m not being combative right now,” Redick said. “I just want to acknowledge that you guys, like the last four days, like it’s becoming a little bit obsessive with all these questions about opportunitie