ESPN news: JJ Redick Slams Back at LeBron James for Hate Comment……. read more.

JJ Redick has no problem holding LeBron James responsible. That much was made evident in the most recent “Mind the Game” episode when James began blaming the officials in relation to the Lakers’ first-round series against the Nuggets.

According to James, players are typically permitted to be more physical during the playoffs than they are during the regular season. He continued by saying that during the Lakers’ series against the Nuggets, this wasn’t the case.

“Says the guy whose team had the greatest free throw disparity in NBA history the last two seasons,” swiftly jumped in Redick.

Before carrying on with their talk, they both laughed.

It’s obvious that James and Redick are close enough to one another for them to be able to make jokes like this. If James didn’t respect and appreciate Redick, he wouldn’t have ever launched a podcast with him.

The two of them are so respectful of one another, in fact, that there have been rumors that Redick might take over as the Lakers’ head coach in the future.

This is a result of rumors that Redick had drawn interest from another team in their head coaching search—the Charlotte Hornets—and the perception that James has significant influence over decision-making at the Lakers.

Although Charles Lee, an assistant for the Boston Celtics, was hired by the Hornets later on, the Redick report made him a prominent candidate for head coach come next season.

It’s unclear if Redick will become a coach and how it will impact his podcast with James.

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Lakers Seek Out Polarizing Prospect Amid Uncertain Future for LeBron James

While LeBron James is waiting to see if his son Bronny James will be selected in the NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers are eager to pick Bronny James.

Shams Charania of The Athletic stated on “The Pat McAfee Show” on May 10 that “from everything I hear, [LeBron] wants to play up to two more NBA seasons and the assumption around the league, and obviously, the Lakers want to bring him back.” Additionally, the Lakers hope to be in a position to select Bronny in the second round. They are considering selecting Bronny James in the draft.

LeBron James will have two days to make up his mind on his $51.4 million player option, which is due on June 26–27 in Brooklyn, after the NBA Draft.

LeBron James’ choice may be influenced by the Lakers’ next coaching hire in addition to the Bronny watch.

In addition, Charania said, “He’ll want to watch what the Lakers do before that option day.”

Divisive Prospect
78 prospects have been invited to the NBA Draft Combine, which is scheduled for May 12–19 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. Bronny James is one of them.

On May 10, Charania stated on “The Pat McAfee Show” that Bronny James will “start his process at some point here, either before the draft combine next week in Chicago to go work on for teams or after the draft combine.” But it’s true that he requires complete clearance to resume exercising following the cardiac episode that occurred before to his summer employment at USC. Bronny James will so return to the court. We’ll see in the draft where he finishes up.

However, Bronny has already become a divisive possibility. Due to his basketball genes and his lackluster freshman season at USC, where he only averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists, league executives and scouts have differing opinions on Bronny.

On April 10, an NBA general manager told The Ringer, “Bronny is nowhere near ready.” “Whether or not he’s playing with his dad, he should return to school so he can grow at his own pace and avoid getting lost in the shuffle.”

Conversely, an NBA scout thought James had a strong defensive game.

The scout said to The Ringer, “He knows where to be in help defensively.”

Nonetheless, the league executive called attention to a serious weakness that would prevent Bronny from reaching his full defensive ability in the pros.

The general manager told The Ringer, “Size is really the only issue for him on defense.” “He would have really great potential if he was 6-foot-4 or even a little bit bigger.”

James LeBron Playing with Bronny without pushing any longer
Over the past few years, LeBron James has stated again and over again that playing with Bronny before he retires is his goal.

“My son and I will play my last year,” James stated to The Athletic in 2022. “My location will be wherever Bronny is.” If I could play with my son for a year, I would do anything. At that point, it isn’t about the money.

However, since then, his position has evolved.

After speaking with James’ agent Rich Paul, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stated on the April 30 edition of “NBA Today” that “the idea of them playing together is not a priority; it’s not foremost, at least any longer, in LeBron James’ mind.”

In an interview with ESPN in May 2023, James reiterated the point.

James said in 2023 to ESPN, “My son is going to take his journey.” “And he will act in his own best interests, no matter how his adventure unfolds. ..Thus, just because something is my aim or my goal, it doesn’t necessarily indicate it’s his. And that’s perfectly fine with me.