Here is what Redick had to say, via Sam Amick of The Athletic: “I don’t think we … have done a good job of storytelling, of celebrating the game,” Redick said. “If I’m a casual fan and you tell me every time I turn on the television that the product sucks,

Charles Barkley attends 2024 Steve Harvey Charity Golf Classic at Bear's Best Atlanta on June 05, 2024 in Suwanee, Georgia/Head coach JJ Redick of the Los Angeles Lakers watches play during a 119-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks at Crypto.com Arena on January 03, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick recently pushed back on such criticism and said that the NBA's product needs to be promoted in a positive manner much more than it is these days. It prompted Charles Barkley to fire back at Redick during TNT's "Inside the NBA,