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Patrick Beverley addressed his issues with JJ Redick’s comments on Doc Rivers on his show The Pat Bev Podcast. Beverley was joined by Richard Jefferson on the show and he gave his assessment of what JJ Redick said about Rivers on yesterday’s edition of First Take. “The trend is always making excuses… Taking over a team […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant has enjoyed a legendary career. He is unquestionably a future Hall-of-Famer and is fresh off an All-Star appearance. Durant’s leadership has been questioned at times, however, but JJ Redick doesn’t think KD gets enough credit. “He doesn’t get the credit he deserves because of his decision making, which everyone wants […]

Is a civil war brewing in ESPN? The network’s NBA coverage is bound to be laced with some tension after Austin Rivers came to the defense of his father, Doc Rivers, by firing a direct shot at former teammate and current colleague JJ Redick. This happened after the retired guard criticized the Milwaukee Bucks head […]

Just because there are no games until Thursday night with the league coming out of the All-Star break doesn’t mean there isn’t any drama around the NBA. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has been under a lot of heat recently due to his sluggish 3-7 start with the team since the Bucks fired Adrian […]

Former NBA shooter JJ Redick did not hold back when he called out Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers for lack of accountability during Tuesday’s First Take episode. Milwaukee has struggled mightily so far under Rivers, and for Redick, the team’s consistency issues can be explained more by the coach’s incompetence as a leader than […]

The Duke Blue Devils managed to score a win in Tallahassee Saturday, thanks in large part to the hot-shooting of Jared McCain, who was seemingly unstoppable from behind the arc. McCain’s 3-point explosion garnered him big praise after the 76-67 win over the Florida State Seminoles and also led to Duke basketball head coach Jon […]

It’s official: JJ Redick is joining the NBA Finals broadcast team alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke this season. Per The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Redick will take over the seat once occupied by Doc Rivers. Rivers signed a three-year contract at the beginning of the season to be one of ESPN’s lead NBA color commentators […]

JJ Redick has already built an amazing media career after retiring from the NBA in 2021 but it looks like he’s close to reaching a huge milestone in his media journey. The Atletic’s Andrew Marchand is reporting that Redick is the leading candidate to join the ABC/ESPN’s NBA Finals commentary team alongside Mike Breen and […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic recently made an appearance on The Old Man & the Three podcast for a second time. Doncic discussed many different topics, including his 73-point outburst against the Atlanta Hawks. Host JJ Redick also asked Doncic about his current relationship with Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, as the two players have […]

Luka Doncic recently made his second appearance on The Old Man & the Three podcast. The Dallas Mavericks superstar discussed a number of topics with hosts JJ Redick and Tommy Alter, including his recent 73-point performance against the Atlanta Hawks. Redick told Doncic that “to some degree, it did look easy.” Of course, Doncic’s game […]

The New York Knicks have been the hottest team in the NBA as of late, as they are in the middle of a nine-game win streak that has seen them move up to the third seed in the Eastern Conference. There have been a lot of impressive developments throughout this streak, but Jalen Brunson’s play […]

Is the Golden State Warriors dynasty over? And if so, will we see another dynasty similar to what the Warriors built? JJ Redick recently addressed those questions during the latest segment of Islands in the League presented by DraftKings Sportsbook, via Redick’s YouTube channel. “Is the Golden State Warriors run, is this the last run […]

Chris Paul was the latest guest on The Draymond Green Show podcast and no topic in his career was off-limits. Amongst the many things that he spoke about with Green, Paul spoke about his time with the Clippers and how he wanted JJ Redick to join him in Los Angeles even though he didn’t like him. “When […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to fire Adrian Griffin after just 43 games was shocking. Milwaukee then hired Doc Rivers as Griffin’s replacement in another surprising move. JJ Redick, who played for Rivers during his career, issued an NSFW shocked reaction to Milwaukee’s move. “This is f***ing insane what’s happening,” Redick said on The Old Man […]

As the scoring floodgates in the NBA have opened up in recent seasons, the game has evolved to include more non-traditional point guards like Tyrese Haliburton, Trae Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and others. Players like Gilgeous-Alexander as well as Young are unique against the backdrop of NBA history when considering their score-first mentality, whereas previous generations […]

Former NBA star JJ Redick spoke on the recent state of the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and Golden State Warriors. Each team was put in a position to compete for an NBA Championship prior to the 2023-24 season, but it’s been an underwhelming start. All three teams are on the outside of the playoffs […]

The Boston Celtics are counting on their stars to lead the way in the 2023-24 season, and so far, they have. However, Celtics guard Derrick White, who’s the only member of Boston’s starting five to never be in an All-Star game, has shined just as bright. Through 30 matchups, White is averaging a career-high 17 […]

Boston Celtics fans must be more than happy right now. To add to the Holiday festivities, the green and white have just defeated their long-time rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, on the road. While most of the post-game attention will surely be focused on Boston’s stars, one role player has caught the eye of former […]

HOUSTON – In a recent clip uploaded on JJ Redick’s podcast titled “The Old Man And The Three,” Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon appeared as a guest, as both of them discussed Gordon’s tenure with the Houston Rockets. This included the multiple playoff appearances he had with the duo of James Harden and Chris Paul. […]

Shaquille O’Neal and the New Orleans Pelicans, shocker, aren’t the only ones dismayed by Zion Williamson’s level of conditioning and commitment in wake of his dispiriting performance against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday with a berth to the in-season tournament title game on the line. JJ Redick called out his former teammate […]

On Thursday, Charles Barkley hilariously went after Stephen A. Smith while First Take and the TNT crew went back and forth before the Milwaukee Bucks-Indiana Pacers In-Season Tournament game. The NBA legend didn’t hold back and informed ESPN’s top analyst how it would go down if they got in a fight. But JJ Redick chimed […]

There was a stretch in the 2010’s when it seemed like the San Antonio Spurs were nailing every one of their draft picks. Not because the guys they were drafting were the most talented players or went on to have the best careers, but because at the time of the selection, it seemed like they’d […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the absolute best duos of the game with Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid. Entering their fourth season together, the Sixers stars have been nearly unstoppable in their two-man game, powering one of the very best offenses in the NBA. So far, the Sixers have seen the Maxey-to-Embiid […]

Retired sharpshooter JJ Redick expressed strong opinions towards the sacredness of the locker room, tweeting out his disagreement with the fact that everything seems like it’s being caught on film these days. Redick, alluding to Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders’ incredible callout of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, decried the fact that the times […]

Former NBA journeyman JJ Redick has made quite the post-playing career for himself. He’s an analyst for ESPN and runs a successful basketball podcast called “The Old Man and the Three.” But just how close was he to giving all that up to come and join the Boston Celtics coaching staff? There were rumblings of […]

In the spur of the moment, podcast host JJ Redick, on Old Man & The Three, agreed with retired NBA forward Evan Turner’s assertion that the league must relocate the Grizzlies franchise a couple hundred miles east from Memphis to Nashville. But now, the retired sharpshooter out of Duke is backtracking on his initial agreement. […]

The expectation for any Team USA fielded in the world of basketball will always be a gold medal or bust. This comes largely because the nation hosts the top league in the globe, the NBA. But, the country has failed to earn a top finish in the FIBA World Cup for over a decade. Fans […]

During his playing days, JJ Redick established himself as a solid role player who can knock it down from rainbow country. Since hanging up his sneakers, the former NBA shooter has been busy working as an analyst for ESPN. Given Redick’s impact to the game, have you ever wondered how a guy like him lives? […]

ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins spoke out on an argument he and former NBA player JJ Redick had on “First Take,” when Redick criticized him for pointing out Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Nikola Jokic, who are each white players, won the Most Valuable Player when they did not finish top-10 in points per game during […]

The topic of the NBA schedule has been a controversial one at times in recent years. Back-to-backs have led some to wonder about the impact on potential injuries. Former NBA player and current analyst JJ Redick recently addressed the subject of back-to-backs, via ClutchPoints, per TheOldManAndTheThree podcast. "All of a sudden it's a back-to-back and […]

JJ Redick enjoyed a successful NBA career. He initially made a name for himself at Duke though. Redick was recently asked during a segment on TheOldMan&TheThree podcast if he’d rather have his son Knox be a star at Duke and win a national championship but never make the NBA, or have Knox be a one-and-done […]

A former National Basketball Association (NBA) player has risen in the ranks to be the successor to former coach Jeff Van Gundy as an analyst for ESPN’s league broadcast. Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy reported that JJ Redick “has zoomed to the top of the contenders’ list to join ESPN’s top NBA game broadcast team.” […]

One of the biggest pieces of sports news in the past two weeks has been the decision by ESPN to part company with much of it’s high-end, on-camera talent. Among those let go by the network is NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy, who had been on ESPN’s No. 1 broadcast team and had recently appeared […]

Former NBA guard JJ Redick has some concerns about Chris Paul’s addition to the Golden State Warriors, though he’s not “super negative” about it. The Warriors surprised the NBA world when they traded for Paul from the Washington Wizards, sending Jordan Poole, two future picks, Ryan Rollins and Patrick Baldwin Jr. to the nation’s capital […]

JJ Redick and Andraya Carter went viral during their broadcast of the 2023 NBA Draft after the latter seemingly mocked the former NBA guard by calling him an “average shooter” during his playing career. It didn’t sit well with plenty of Redick fans, who ended up criticizing Carter for her comments. Before things get more […]

Chris Paul’s next team remains in limbo, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers among the franchises reportedly interested in him. If you ask JJ Redick where CP3 should go, however, he believes there’s only one clear-cut choice: the Purple and Gold. Speaking on his The Old Man & The Three podcast, Redick […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have a Zion Williamson conundrum. The All-Star forward’s talent cannot be doubted but the same can be said about his inability to stay out of headlines. Whether it’s his myriad of injuries (which is mostly out of his control) or his recently unveiled off-court affairs (which he can control), the 22-year-old […]

The Orlando Magic are coming off an abysmal NBA campaign in 2022-23, but JJ Redick believes the team will make a huge stride next season — and potentially even quality for the playoffs. “It’s hard to talk about expectations until we see what happens on draft night, and we see what happens in free agency. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off another disappointing season. So much so, that the front office decided to part ways with head coach Mike Budenholzer after the Bucks’ stunning first-round exit in the NBA playoffs at the hands of eventual Eastern Conference champs, the Miami Heat. There’s no denying that this was another wasted year […]