JJ Redick furious after LeBron James shot-clock violation: ‘Shoot the f–king ball’

There’s a caller sheriff successful Los Angeles, and he’s not acrophobic to fto nan town’s biggest weapon cognize it. 

After LeBron James grounded to get a changeable disconnected and nan Lakers incurred a shot-clock usurpation during their crippled successful Phoenix connected Monday, nan broadcast trim to an impassioned JJ Redick yelling from nan sideline astatine his superstar to “shoot nan f–king ball!” 

The 40-year-old rookie caput coach — No. 29 successful franchise history — was hired successful June 2024 to lead nan Lakers and James, 39, successful what figures to beryllium nan last section of his career.

And though coaches who antecedently parented nan King’s sideline often appeared afraid to genuinely coach nan 20-time All-Star and four-time NBA champion, Redick, astatine slightest frankincense acold successful nan young season, is harboring nary specified insecurities.

Through their first 3 games pinch Redick astatine nan helm, nan Lake Show rattled disconnected 3 consecutive wins astatine location against Minnesota, Phoenix and Sacramento. 

Redick’s profane explosion, which came successful nan Lakers’ first nonaccomplishment of nan play and their first connected nan road, occurred pinch astir 8 minutes remaining successful nan 2nd quarter.

From nan crippled broadcast, it’s not clear whether James was unaware of nan dwindling changeable timepiece aliases if he actively decided against putting up nan hoops because he didn’t person a cleanable look and didn’t want to wounded his shooting percentage. 

James didn’t look handcuffed astatine immoderate different constituent successful nan game, though he only deed 3 of 14 from nan level and 2-for-5 from beyond nan arc; James vanished pinch 11 points — nan slightest among Lakers’ starters. 

Though Los Angeles was starring 36-34 astatine nan clip of nan turnover, Phoenix went connected to win, 109-105.

Both nan Lakers and Suns now beryllium astatine 3-1. 

Prior to assuming nan caput coaching gig successful Los Angeles, Redick had a 15-year playing profession of his ain that included stints pinch nan Magic, Clippers, 76ers, Pelicans, Bucs and Mavericks.

And, the connection astatine nan car wash is he’s conscionable arsenic dedicated successful his domiciled now arsenic he was during his playing days. 

The Lakers will look to get backmost into nan triumph file erstwhile they return connected nan Cavaliers connected Wednesday.