JJ Redick storms out of LA Lakers press conference after LeBron James’ LA Lakers are humiliated in 131-114 loss
LA LAKERS head coach JJ Redick sensationally STORMED OUT of his post-game press conference after being quizzed about the team’s intensity.
The Los Angeles Lakers fell to a 131-114 defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum on Wednesday night, their fourth in their last five outings.
The under-pressure Redick cut a frustrated figure as he slumped into his seat to face the media in his post-game press conference.
And his frustration was clear and evident when he stormed out of the presser after a mere ten minutes.
The tipping point was a question about his players not having the same passion as star man Lebron James.
“How do you address that with the team,” a reporter asked him. “What’s your approach for that.”
Redick replied by saying “I just did” before dropping the mic and leaving his seat.
The 40-year-old was seemingly annoyed at the reporter for not paying attention to his previous response to a question about his player’s current woes.
He said: “You have to have the sort of mental toughness to just keep shooting and have belief.
“I told a number of players that I played with when I got older, I was like, ‘I’m eight for 12.’
“‘It’s going to progress towards the positive at some point, I’m going to have an eight for 12 night.’
“And generally I did.”
Before cutting short his chat with the media, Redick took the time to hail the efforts of elder statesman James.
Redick said of the NBA legend: “He played hard.
“[He’s] almost 40 years old, played the hardest on our team. Says a lot about him.”
But he changed his tune when asked if he was satisfied by the rest of the team’s efforts, saying: “No one is.”