Following their brutal Christmas Day loss against the Rockets, a furious Redick notably announced that the Lakers will have an upcoming "uncomfortable" practice session.
For the first time since his infamous postgame rant, JJ Redick addressed his latest practice and meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers.
While there were major expectations that it would be confrontational, the Lakers coach revealed that their Saturday session was simple and purposeful.
"Recalibration and reconnection," Redick said as he described his team's practice.
"I think too, today, for myself, I'm always gonna look in the mirror first. I think it's easy as a player or coach to say, 'Well, it's this guy's fault,' or we're not doing this because of X, Y and Z. We had a great meeting as a staff this morning, came in super early and met with the players. It was very positive. And it was also listening. For our staff and myself to listen to the players and what they need."
Following the Lakers' lopsided 119-96 Christmas Day loss against the Houston Rockets, an infuriated Redick called out his team, informing reporters that their next practice on the weekend will be "uncomfortable."
Thursday's loss marked the third consecutive defeat of the Lakers, and their sixth of the last 10 games. Their record worsened to 19-10, 2.5 games away from the Play-In in the West.
But Redick insisted that their practice didn't end up being "uncomfortable" based on what he remarked. Simply, he wants the Lakers to reflect on the team's current position in the wake of their ongoing downslide.
"No, I didn’t mean that it was going to be uncomfortable," he said. "The truth is, the truth is uncomfortable, so you have to put everything out there. That’s all it is."
Redick also noted that he didn't have to call out his players. Notably, during his heated postgame presser, the Lakers coach ripped several members of his team regarding effort and will to win.
For the past couple of games, Redick hurled subtle jabs against some of his players. Yet today, he preached about transparency and openness across the Lakers.
"I think they are, and I think the group’s aware," Redick said. "The group feels it. They’re on the court together and in the huddles together. I don’t think there was anything that needed to be addressed that wasn’t addressed there. There are times as a coach when you can’t address everything every day in front of the group; that’s just not how this works.
"My staff and I do a good job of making sure that if something needs to be addressed in the moment, it gets addressed. I don’t feel like we live in a passive-aggressive environment. Sometimes, though, you need a bigger setting, and again, it was as much listening for us as it was anything else."
Redick and the Lakers will aim to bounce back as they'll face the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
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