JJ Redick will complain to the NBA about the basketballs used despite winning his coaching debut

Despite earning a triumph successful his first appearance of nan regular-season, Los Angeles Lakers caput coach JJ Redick was not afloat satisfied.

The game, which featured a historic infinitesimal betwixt LeBron James and his boy Bronny James, was a very convincing triumph for nan Lakers complete nan Timberwolves. It was nan first triumph connected Opening Night for nan franchise since 2016, which made nan accomplishment moreover much impressive.

Redick, however, did not time off nan arena without first expressing immoderate grievances astir nan game. He said that while his squad took astir arsenic galore 3-pointers successful nan first half arsenic they hoped, location was a overmuch bigger issue.

Redick: "I'm gonna nonstop successful a petition for nan convention tomorrow that we tin play pinch worn-in basketballs." pic.twitter.com/IQmPqMm3U0

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Redick confirmed that he is not joking but that he is neurotic:

“There was moreover immoderate 3’s location successful nan 2nd half that I thought were wide unfastened and we conscionable couldn’t cognize them down. I’m going to nonstop successful a petition to nan convention tomorrow that we tin play pinch worn-in hoops … I’m being dormant serious. I’m not judge why we’re playing successful existent games pinch marque caller basketballs. Anybody who has ever touched an NBA ball, marque new, it’s a different consciousness and touch than a worn-in basketball.”

Redick said he didn’t recognize it until a timeout erstwhile he touched nan ball.

He wants his players to person an “opportunity” to prime a bully basketball.