Stephen A. Smith defends Lakers coach JJ Redick against Charles Barkley's criticism, highlighting the clash between traditional and modern NBA perspectives. Inside ESPN star's take on basketball's newest rivalry.

Los Angles Lakers coach JJ Redick opined that intensely negative comments from media pundits are a contributing factor. That led sportscaster Charles Barkley to clap back and share some blunt thoughts on Redick and his job.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach J.J. Redick is among many in the league who have addressed the decline in viewership, resulting in the recent controversy between Redick and TNT Inside the NBA host Charles Barkley.

The Sacramento Kings hosted the Houston Rockets for the second game of TNT's double-header on Thursday. During halftime of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s blow out of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first game of the evening, TNT showed stars Alperen Sengun and De'Aaron Fox arriving for the late game.

Stephen A. Smith, TV personality, analyst, and host of First Take and The Stephen A. Smith Show chimed in on Redick-Barkley feud, echoing Barkley's opinions about the NBA.

Stephen A. Smith weighed in on the ongoing feud between Lakers coach JJ Redick and Charles Barkley on the state of the game.

Charles Barkley is known for being a person who calls it as he sees it, and that’s especially the case when it comes to his commentary on the NBA. The former player and veteran sportscaster recently went on a major tirade while discussing the Los Angeles Lakers.

Charles Barkley hilariously speculates what Shaquille O’Neal’s career might have been if he hadn’t become an NBA player.

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Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.