JJ Reddick explains the difference between basketball and baseball amid the Dodgers’ win

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the NBA world back in June when it was announced that there would be a change of ownership with Mark Walter, CEO of TVG Global, would buy a majority stake from the Bus family. Walter also owns The Los Angeles Dodgers who won their second consecutive World Series title on Saturday.

before the Lakers Sunday game vs Miami Heat, head coach JJ Redick explained the difference between sports while acknowledging Walter’s desire to learn about sports.

“We talked the other day, we just texted him, official congratulations. I think he has a real desire to learn about this (basketball). He’s obviously a very intelligent man, but they’re two different sports. I’ve been saying this for probably the last 10-15 years,” Redick said. “I played baseball growing up, it was my first love, and baseball is an individual sport masquerading as a team sport. It’s a different thing.”

“Daryl Morey said it best on a podcast a few years ago. He said the NBA now is the equivalent of the Giants when Barry Bonds was in his prime, basically hitting every time. Not only that, but picking the pitcher to throw to him every time,” Redick continued. “That’s what the NBA is. Baseball is different, you have to wait your turn. And the impact of star players, a guy like Luca, a guy like LeBron, a guy like AR (Austin Reeves), it’s just different than any other sport.”

Since Walter bought majority ownership in the Dodgers, the organization has won three World Series titles in the past six years. Compare that to the Lakers who only won one NBA championship in the same time period.

Walter certainly wasn’t shy about doing what was necessary to make sure the Dodgers were a contending team. With the Lakers officially in the Luka Doncic era, they have their new franchise player to develop. Due to the salary cap in the NBA, teams cannot spend the way MLB teams can. But Walter’s dedication to winning is something Lakers fans should take note of.

And while JJ Redick is new to the Lakers organization, he is not new to the Los Angeles area. Redick played for the LA Clippers from 2013-2017, and admitted that he has since become a Dodgers fan.

“I became a Dodgers fan when I played for the Clippers…I remember going to games as a Clipper and being told a few times, ‘hey, can we put you on the Jumbotron?’ And I said, ‘hell no, I’m going to get booed, I’m on the Clippers,’” Redick said. “Dodgers fans like Lakers fans, they’re intertwined.