It appears that JJ Redick has bigger things to worry about than feuding with Charles Barkley. When asked on Friday about Barkley’s comments about the Lakers’ mid-season struggles, Redick chose not to engage.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said he was unfazed by TNT analyst Charles Barkley’s criticism of the Lakers coach when asked about it Friday ahead of Los Angeles’ home matchup with the Atlanta Hawks.

As you'd expect, JJ Redick's transition to head coach of LA came with a significant amount of pressure to rebuild the franchise in time to bring LeBron another title. Redick is tasked with not only maximizing the remaining years of the Anthony Davis-LeBron James partnership,

The NBA product has been a subject of debate over recent years, particularly with ratings lower this season. Some analysts have pointed to teams overly relying on the three-point shot, but Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick believes negative talk about the sport from its analysts is turning some fans away.

First side believes that NBA players are to blame for the league's poor ratings as they have made the product boring by chucking a high number of three-pointers on the court. RELATED: JJ Redick reveals one thing he 'loved' about ex-Lakers star D'Angelo Russell On the other hand,

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.

JJ Redick refrained from a direct rebuttal at Charles Barkley for his criticism but made it clear that he wasn’t overly concerned.

Charles Barkley didn't like what JJ Redick had to say about the way the media covers the NBA, and ranted on about it on live television.

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.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick said he doesn't care about TNT analyst Charles Barkley's criticism regarding NBA media.

JJ Redick when asked about Charles Barkley’s criticism: “Literally don’t care” pic.x.com/z0dYSvru2pSource: Twitter @mcten What’s the buzz on Twitter? Dave McMenamin @mcten

LOS ANGELES — NBA legend and TNT analyst Charles Barkley criticized JJ Redick for comments he made a few weeks ago – and the Lakers coach, apparently, couldn’t care less. During the Thursday broadcast of the “Inside the NBA” studio show ...