Charles Barkley said JJ Redick “is a dead man walking” in his first year as head coach of the Lakers. During Thursday’s Barkley ripped Redick for comme

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.

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' employer, TNT. During Thursday's edition of "Inside the NBA," Barkley unloaded on Redick as host Ernie Johnson tried to steer the conversation back to highlights.

JJ Redick received a strong message from Charles Barkley during an on-air tangent. The ‘Inside the NBA’ host claimed the Los Angeles Lakers head coach is a ‘dead man walking’.“He said something about we’re the reason people ain’t watching this crappy product we got,

"He said something about we're the reason people ain't watching this crappy product we got," Barkley said. "Yeah, us. Like we out there jacking up a hundred threes a night. JJ

While there hasn’t been a lot of talk about Charles Barkley during the 2024-25 NBA season, the turn of the calendar to 2025 gave Barkley a reason to get fired up: Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick. Recently,

In a segment on 'Inside the NBA' this Tuesday, former NBA superstar Charles Barkley flamed JJ Redick in an unhinged rant on national television. The comments came after Redick blasted the media for not properly celebrating the game and creating a toxic environment for the fans.

While Redick did not ever specifically call out "Inside the NBA," Charles Barkley took a comment as a shot at the show, so he responded.