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JJ Redick enters Christmas Day with a pair of crucial essays executed on big-ticket items.<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Forget about letters to Santa. If you\u2019re one of JJ Redick\u2019s kids, you\u2019ve got to work a little harder for your Christmas presents.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Lakers coach and his wife, Chelsea, told sons Kai and Knox they would need to write a \u201cpersuasive essay\u201d explaining why they should receive their biggest gift wish.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought my 9-year-old really knocked it out of the park,\u201d Redick said before the Lakers hosted the Houston Rockets on Christmas night. \u201cA couple of his friends have one of those Meta VR headsets so he wanted one of those.\u201d<\/p>\n
The youngster received the headset that offers high definition virtual reality gaming and entertainment.<\/p>\n
Knox, who\u2019s 11, received an Apple watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe realize we got to start keeping tabs on him,\u201d Redick said. \u201cObviously, he doesn\u2019t have a cell phone, but has a cell number now, which is a big step for him. Thought it was the coolest thing. We went on our walk this morning with the dog and he was calling all his friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
The device also allows tracking and Redick added, \u201cLocation services are on.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Redicks lost their home in the deadly Pacific Palisades wildfire last January. The boys, who are basketball fanatics, were gifted signed, game-worn jerseys from Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul soon after to replace part of their extensive memorabilia collection that was destroyed.<\/p>\n
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