"I'm Gonna Get Booed" - Lakers HC JJ Redick Hilariously Shares Avoiding Jumbotron Shoutout at Dodgers Games as a Clippers Player

LA Lakers coach JJ Redick has a hilarious story about being a Dodgers fan following the team's World Series win on Saturday. Redick shared that he avoided the jumbotron shoutout from the Dodgers during his time with the LA Clippers because he would get booed.

Speaking to reporters before the Lakers' game against the Miami Heat on Sunday, Redick was asked about the Dodgers winning back-to-back World Series championships. The coach became a huge fan of the team when he was acquired by the Clippers.

Redick would even attend games, and the Dodgers wanted to put him on the jumbotron every time. However, he always declined it because Los Angeles is a Lakers town, and he'll get booed for being a Clippers player.

"I became a Dodgers fan when I played for the Clippers. Although ... as a Clipper, I remember going to games multiple times and they were like, ‘Hey, can we put you up on the jumbotron?’ I was like, ‘Hell no! I’m going to get booed. I’m on the Clippers’" Redick said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

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JJ Redick was acquired by the LA Clippers in the summer of 2013 in a three-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Redick also signed a new four-year, $27 million contract with the Clippers, making it a sign-and-trade.

But why would a Clippers player get booed in a Dodgers game? Well, most Dodgers fans are also supporters of the LA Lakers. Their fanbase disdains the Clippers, so it was understandable on Redick's part.

The city is set to get another championship parade soon after the Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series. The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in Game 7, which went to 11 innings. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named World Series MVP, but it was Will Smith who hit the home run to give the Dodgers the 5-4 win.

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JJ Redick's new boss is also the owner of the LA Dodgers

JJ Redick's new boss is also the owner of the LA Dodgers. (Photo: IMAGN)

The LA Lakers are no longer under the Buss family after the sale of the historic franchise to Mark Walter was made official. Walter is now the main owner of the Lakers and the Dodgers, as well as the WNBA's Sparks.

Under Walter's ownership, the Dodgers have won three World Series championships in 2020, 2024 and 2025. It will be interesting to see how much he is going to invest in the Lakers' team construction, especially with the NBA having a salary cap, unlike in the MLB.

According to Bill Plaschke of the LA Times, JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka are currently safe for now. The Lakers are off to a 4-2 start despite not having LeBron James due to injury.

Edited by Juan Paolo David