“Shoot the f**king ball!” JJ Redick’s FIRED UP reaction to LeBron James failing to shoot is going viral

LA Lakers head coach JJ Redick was seen cursing LeBron James and the team during their 105-109 defeat to the Phoenix Suns.

“Shoot the f**king ball!” JJ Redick’s FIRED UP reaction to LeBron James failing to shoot is going viral

JJ Redick curses out LeBron James during Lakers loss to Suns

JJ Redick is not one to back down from pushing his team to the limits. It’s this mentality and aggressive coaching method of his that allowed the Lakers to start the season 3-0.

However, as the Lakers suffered their first loss of the year against the Phoenix Suns last night, Redick was visibly frustrated with the team. In particular, the face of the Lakers, LeBron James.

The sequence occurred during the second quarter of the Lakers’ 109-105 loss to the Suns. During the game, the Lakers struggled to string together potent stretches of offense. As the shot clock wound down with eight minutes left in the second quarter, James got possession.

However, as he tried to force his way to the ring, the Lakers suffered a shot clock violation. Instantly, the cameras panned to JJ Redick, who could be seen furious, talking to his players, including LeBron James.

Shoot the f**king ball.

JJ Redick could be seen mouthing to his players

Redick has been a major propagator of ball movement on the Lakers team. Throughout last season, the Lakeshow suffered from a lack of offensive coherence. They relied on the individual talent of players like James and Anthony Davis to carry the offensive load.

Hence, the offense’s stagnation leading to a 24-second violation was bound to ruffle some feathers for Redick. Especially considering that the game ended with just a two-possession difference between the two teams.

The Suns were put at the charity with the scoreboard reading 105-107 before Bradley Beal converted both shots to seal the game. With the potentially missed foul on Davis and a missed free throw by LeBron James, a single possession could have turned around the game for the Lakers. No matter whether that possession occurs in the second quarter or at the last minute of the match.

LeBron James reveals cause of dud performance against Suns

LeBron James has consistently been one of the most prolific scorers in the NBA. The last time the King failed to crack double digits in a game was way back in 2007 against the Milwaukee Bucks.

James was once again almost on the wrong side of history tonight as he finished the game with just 11 points, his 17th-lowest scoring total in nearly 1500 career games. Following the match, he revealed that his sickness may have been the reason for his performance.

I’ve been better, you’ll hear it in my voice.

LeBron James told reporters

James finished the game with just 11 points and only 3 field goals made. He raked up 5 of the 11 points in the fourth quarter. However, it was a missed free throw in the last minute of the game by the 39-year-old that allowed the Suns to ice the game.

The Lakers will look to regroup and get back on track heading into their next game. They will face off against Eastern Conference leaders, the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Wednesday Night.