Last season, the Boston Celtics took down the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals in a series that was not particularly close. With ESPN's Mike Breen, JJ Redick, Doris Burke, and Lisa Salters calling the game for ABC,

In their defeat against Boston, the Lakers lost LeBron James in the fourth quarter due to a groin injury. While it is far too early to know exactly how serious James' injury is, head coach JJ Redick provided an update after the game that Lakers fans may not be happy with.

Coach JJ Redick says he doesn’t “think it’s anything serious” after Hayes was hurt late in the Lakers’ OT win over the Knicks.

Lakers head coach J.J. Redick addresses LeBron James’ injury and how the team plans to move forward in his absence.

Lakers Coach JJ Redick's Postgame Media Availability. Lakers Coach JJ Redick talks the road loss against the Boston Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers made the bold decision to hire JJ Redick as their head coach after parting ways with Darvin Ham. Redick had never been a head coach before at any level of basketball. It's safe to say that the Lakers made the right decision.

Saturday's Lakers-Celtics matchup was billed as a potential NBA Finals preview. If it was, Los Angeles has things it needs to work on.

Mazzulla twice tried to convince Redick to join his Celtics staff. Tonight, they'll meet as opposing head coaches for the second time.

Since that matchup, JJ Redick's Lakers have only improved, winning 17 of their last 20 games. The game-changing addition of Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks has also elevated LA into serious title contention as they took an eight-game winning streak into Saturday.

I was just watching him, and I was like, ‘Man, this guy’s a future Hall of Famer. I get to watch this for free.’”

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without an injured LeBron James. JJ Reddick explained the things the Lakers need to do.