Los Angeles Lakers head coach J.J. Redick is among many in the league who have addressed the decline in viewership, resulting in the recent controversy between Redick and TNT Inside the NBA host Charles Barkley.

Charles Barkley was not surprised that the Lakers lost to the Mavs this Tuesday, despite the fact that Dallas played without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were expected to score a win on Tuesday night against a Luka Doncic -less and Kyrie Irving -less Dallas Mavericks side. They failed to do so in embarrassing fashion as the shorthanded Mavs ended up blowing out the Lakers at American Airlines Center, 118-97.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said he was unfazed by TNT analyst Charles Barkley’s criticism of the Lakers coach when asked about it Friday ahead of Los Angeles’ home matchup with the Atlanta Hawks.

The NBA product has been a subject of debate over recent years, particularly with ratings lower this season. Some analysts have pointed to teams overly relying on the three-point shot, but Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick believes negative talk about the sport from its analysts is turning some fans away.

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

Redick believes negative talk about the sport from its analysts is turning some fans away, an opinion that Hall of Famer/TNT broadcaster Barkley took issue with on Thursday.

Coming off a loss to the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers followed it up with one of their worst defeats of the season when they lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 118-97.