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Kendrick Perkins takes aim at JJ Redick

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Dec 26, 2025 2:47 PM ET

Kendrick Perkins has heard enough from JJ Redick after the Los Angeles Lakers coach’s strong reaction to the team’s loss on Thursday.

Perkins accused Redick of deflecting blame after the Lakers’ 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. The ESPN analyst conceded that Redick’s critical comments play well publicly, but to Perkins, they ring hollow.

“Everybody finds it cute and funny when he goes on these rants and publicly calls out his team, but JJ Redick gotta do better as well,” Perkins said. “It’s always everybody else’s fault, but not JJ Redick’s. That’s a problem for me. He talks about his team not being consistent, not playing hard, not doing the little things. Guess what? That’s a reflection on the coach. When your team is not responding and your team is not putting the effort needed to compete at a high level, that means that they are not listening to the coach and the respect level is not there.”

Perk:

"Everybody find it cute and funny when he goes on his rants and publicly calls out his team but JJ Redick gotta do better as well. It's always everybody else fault but not JJ Redick's. That's a problem for me" https://t.co/NwJJC30LN0 pic.twitter.com/Taaqks2ntT
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) December 26, 2025

This is not the first time Redick has faced these accusations. When Redick was still an ESPN analyst, he famously called out Doc Rivers for demonstrating a lack of accountability. It did not take long for Redick to face the same accusations.

Redick has never been shy about calling out his team publicly, as he did after Thursday’s loss. It is very fair to question, however, if those rants are getting the desired results, or whether they are ultimately backfiring on him.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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