ESPN's Jay Williams may have spilled the beans early on JJ Redick becoming the Lakers' next head coach
Look, we don’t officially know who the Los Angeles Lakers’ next head coach is going to be. But all signs seem to point straight to JJ Redick.
And if the signs aren’t pointing there well enough, then ESPN’s Jay Williams just did.
In a segment about who the best franchise in the NBA is following the Celtics’ championship win, Williams may have accidentally broken a little news about Redick taking the Lakers’ coaching job.
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The current ESPN color commentator has long been speculated as the choice for the Lakers as the team’s next head coach and it seemed like it might not happen for a second after the whole Dan Hurley thing (that was weird, huh?).
Redick was supposed to let us in on whatever his future holds after the NBA Finals. The Finals are officially over, so we’ll probably hear something soon.
But Williams seems to know something we don’t here. Take a listen:
Does Jay Williams know something we don't yet?
"You have the Los Angeles Lakers who are trying to figure it out with JJ Redick, a first-time head coach, we wish him all the best of luck." pic.twitter.com/cRq4Majbob
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 18, 2024
“I feel like you have the Los Angeles Lakers who are trying to figure it out with JJ Redick, a first-time head coach. We wish him all the best of luck with LeBron James in his twilight years.”
Uh, Jay. I’m not sure if that one was out yet, buddy. These faces say it all.
Williams might know something here. Based on the current reporting, he could also potentially be speaking out of turn. We don’t quite know yet, but we should find out soon.
Either way, this made for a hilariously awkward moment on Get Up this morning.