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.

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,

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

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.

Redick adopted that philosophy when he took over the helm of the Lakers in June without any coaching experience. It was a coping mechanism to steel himself from the harsh reality that the coach's seat in the NBA has become a lightning rod for blame and a revolving door.

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick chose not to further engage in a public spat with Charles Barkley after the Hall of Fame analyst criticized Redick's team and questioned his job ...

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

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 ...