{"id":904744,"date":"2026-09-25T08:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/904744\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:10:10","slug":"nba-fans-cant-believe-jj-redick-threw-lebron-james-under-the-bus-after-three-years-on-la-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/904744\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA fans can&#8217;t believe JJ Redick threw LeBron James under the bus after three years on LA Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>LA Lakers head coach JJ Redick has stirred up some controversy with his latest subtle dig at LeBron James.<\/p>\n<p>When JJ Redick was announced as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2024, many claimed that LeBron James played a huge role in his hiring.<\/p>\n<p>However, just months after James\u2019 Lakers departure, as the 4x NBA champion signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, Redick has thrown shade at the 41-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2261526653-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach JJ Redick and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.\" class=\"wp-image-2536466\" \/>Photo by Jim McIsaac\/Getty ImagesJJ Redick\u2019s LA Lakers admission about LeBron James\u2019 exit didn\u2019t sit well with NBA fans<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the NBA training camp, Redick recently addressed the media, where he talked about a plethora of things.<\/p>\n<p>This included Redick stating that for the first time in three years he feels like the Lakers have pieces that fit together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think with this group, probably the first time in my three years here that I feel like the pieces actually fit together,\u201d Redick said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, basically no LeBron,\u201d a fan noted. While another added, \u201cBron is the main reason you are a \u2018relevant\u2019 coach in the NBA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJJ Redick got tired of coaching LeBron. He\u2019s so happy he\u2019s off the team,\u201d a third fan stated with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>MORE LOS ANGELES LAKERS STORIES<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t wait until Pelinka and Redick are gone, man,\u201d a fourth fan expressed. \u201cYou had LeBron playing third fiddle to AR15 and Luka, yeah, of course the pieces will fit better,\u201d a fifth fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>There were some fans who defended Redick, claiming it was actually a shot at Lakers GM Rob Pelinka rather than James.<\/p>\n<p>But the majority were furious with the coach for taking what seemed like a backhanded jab at James.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover LA Lakers head coach JJ Redick has stirred up some controversy with his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":904745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,63857,7896,7232,590,85],"class_list":["post-904744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-jj-redick","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=904744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/904745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}