Two weeks after Lakers coach JJ Redick criticized the media for not celebrating the NBA enough, Charles Barkley went off on Redick during TNT's 'Inside the NBA' show.

Redick's comments clearly bothered Charles Barkley, who went off on the Los Angeles Lakers coach (and his team) during TNT's first doubleheader of 2025 on Thursday night. While doing highlights from the Boston Celtics' win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Barkley called out Redick and dubbed him a "dead man walking."

ESPN analyst Charles Barkley has taken aim at LA Lakers and coach JJ Redick after he was critical of the media's storytelling.

Charles Barkley was not a fan of JJ Redick's comments on the NBA ratings discourse — comments that took aim at the league's television partners, which includes Sir Charles' employers, TNT. During Thursday's edition of "Inside the NBA,

Charles Barkley did not mince words in response to a perceived slight about his show from the current Lakers head coach.

NBA Hall of Famer and analyst Charles Barkley criticized Lakers coach JJ Redick for his remarks about the reasons behind the NBA's declining viewership.

Turner Sports analyst Charles Barkley responded to Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick's comments about media constantly criticizing the game.

Charles Barkley called JJ Redick a "dead man walking" and that the rookie coach is putting lipstick on a pig that is the middling sixth-seed Lakers on Inside the NBA.