JJ Redick catches a stray Chris Finch over a podcast backdrop

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Intentionally or not, the shots were fired by the coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves Chris Finch according to Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick in a recent interview. Redick gave his team a solid reality check after ugly losses to Atlanta Hawks and Oklahoma City Thunder. Then he caught, perhaps, a stray one from Timberwolves coach Finch.

Finch made a comment regarding the growing population of sports podcasts these days, adding a subtle jab at Redick, who hosted his own NBA podcast before becoming the head coach of the Lakers in 2024. Finch, along with NBA insider and podcast host Zach Lowe, made his comment on podcasts in a live episode, according to Love’s X, formerly Twitter.

“I bet 3/4 of these people are going to go home tonight and do a podcast,” Finch said. “I mean, that will qualify you to coach the Lakers.”

The Lakers, losers of two of their last three games, fell to 8-4, which is fifth best in the Western Conference. After losing to the Thunder, Lakers veteran Luka Doncic was to blame for his poor performance in the 121-92 loss.

“Probably one of the worst this season,” Doncic admitted. “Wallace did a great job on me. They’re champions for a reason. They showed that today.”

Doncic finished with 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting, including 1-for-7 from deep, seven rebounds, seven assists and two turnovers. Austin Reeves (five) and Doncic combined for nine of the Lakers’ whopping 20 turnovers.

The Thunder improved to 12-1 on a four-game winning streak. The defending champions have the best record in the NBA, coming off an impressive streak that began with a 126-102 loss against the Warriors and ended with another big win against the Lakers on Wednesday.

JJ Redick calls out Lakers for recent losses

Lakers coach JJ Redick looks on from the sidelines during the first quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center
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Lakers coach JJ Redick addressed his team’s recent losses on Wednesday night, saying the two performances did not reflect his team’s best effort.

“The Atlanta game and tonight, I don’t think they reflected who the group is going to be, but it’s clear who the group is right now,” Redick said when discussing the losses.

The Lakers will try to bounce back against the Pelicans on Friday.





2025-11-14 03:09:00

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