JJ Redick stormed out of a Lakers pregame presser over a question about his coaching

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With the Los Angeles Lakers on the brink of elimination from the 2025 NBA playoffs, coach JJ Redick took such offense to a question about his coaching that he stormed out of his pregame presser on Wednesday.

Game 5 in Los Angeles against the 3-1 Minnesota Timberwolves carried plenty of pressure for Redick, as it would be for any coach in such an elimination game. Nerves and concise responses in a pregame presser aren't out of the ordinary.

However, a reporter's question about whether or not he would lean on his assistants for substitution advice after losing Game 4 (where he stuck with his starters for the entire second half) made Redick very testy.

"You think I don't talk to my assistants about substitutions every single timeout?" Redick bluntly asked the reporter in question shortly before leaving the press conference.

JJ Redick did not like this question about sticking with his starters for the entire 2nd half of Game 4 pic.twitter.com/Z9wX8TjbS3

— Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) May 1, 2025

This question clearly struck a nerve with Redick, who would go on to coach the biggest game of the Lakers season.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: JJ Redick stormed out of a Lakers pregame presser over a question

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