{"id":125739,"date":"2025-02-26T02:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=125739"},"modified":"2025-02-26T02:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:07:14","slug":"lakers-jj-redick-coaching-anthony-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/26\/lakers-jj-redick-coaching-anthony-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers’ JJ Redick Reflects On Coaching ‘Fantastic’ Ex-Player"},"content":{"rendered":"

The “Revenge Game” has come and gone<\/span><\/a>, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat a feisty, competitive, but undermanned Dallas Mavericks squad 107-99. The Mavericks kept it close in the second half, but the purple and gold managed to pull away in the final few minutes, eventually closing the curtains on an eventful night. While\u00a0<\/span>Luka\u00a0Don\u010di\u0107<\/span><\/a>\u00a0didn’t explode in the points margin, he certainly enforced his impact with a triple-double. But while Don\u010di\u0107 laced up against his former team,\u00a0<\/span>Anthony Davis<\/span><\/a>\u00a0did not. And despite sitting out with his injury, AD’s presence in Crypto.com Arena was evident. Before tip-off, his former head coach, Lakers bench boss\u00a0<\/span>JJ Redick<\/span><\/a>, was asked about Davis as a player and what it was like to coach him. Of course, Redick had nothing but kind things to say.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lakers’ JJ Redick Reflects On Coaching ‘Fantastic’ Ex-Player<\/h2>\n

Los Angeles Lakers HC JJ Redick Bares All On Anthony Davis’s Impact Professionally and Personally<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>tribute to AD mid-game was a nice touch<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from the Lakers organization. While his tenure in LA can be debated on whether it was a true success for the franchise, there is one thing no one can take from Davis: a championship ring. The rubbish idea that the championship won in the bubble comes with an asterisk is, well, rubbish. But it was after that season that AD had a continuous battle with injuries. However, his fortunes changed beginning last season, when he played 76 games\u2014the most he’d played since his inaugural Lakers season in 2019-20. Of course, Davis is currently out with another injury, so he was on the bench as a spectator for the Mavericks-Lakers contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, before tip-off, Davis received significant praise and appreciation from Redick. Speaking with the media,<\/span> Redick reflected on what it was like to coach AD<\/span><\/a> and showed appreciation for Davis for accepting a coach without prior experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll start with just the fact that I miss being around him every single day. He\u2019s a fantastic human being and a wonderful teammate.\u00a0For a guy who is a superstar, who has been in the Olympics, and won the NBA Finals, he probably had a decent amount of skepticism with a coach who has never coached before\u2026for him to just accept me, and be open to a relationship and my coaching, was big time. It speaks a lot to who he is as a person. You certainly miss him as a player but\u2026he\u2019s just a pleasure to be around every day.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lakers coach JJ Redick talks about Anthony Davis.<\/p>\n

Redick also mentioned he did not get a chance to talk with the former Laker before the game vs. the Mavericks. pic.twitter.com\/GvIqADleJN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 James H. Williams | USA Today (@JHWreporter) February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n