Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Lakers' JJ Redick fires back at claim he used N-word toward woman By: FOXNews.com June 26, 2024 at 14:23 PM EDT Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick pushed back on the claim he called a Black woman the N-word while they were in college at Duke. New Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick denied calling a Duke University alum the N-word after he faced the accusation Tuesday.Halleemah Nash, an author and founder of Rosecrans Ventures who attended Duke and Howard University, made the allegation on X as Redick was being introduced as the Lakers’ head coach for the first time."I’ve only been called the N word to my face by a white man once in my life and it was on the campus of Duke University while I was doing work with the basketball team," Nash wrote. "And today he was named the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. What a world."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut a spokesperson for Redick pushed back on that."No, it never happened," the spokesperson told TMZ Sports.JJ REDICK HAS CLEAR RESPONSE TO CRITICS' CONCERNS ABOUT COACHING LAKERS: 'I REALLY DON’T GIVE A F---'Nash added a separate post to her allegation."For context, this was years ago and Im a believer that we all have space to grow- especially from our college level maturity," she wrote. "We live in a world where these exchanges happen and the intersection of race and privilege and lack of accountability all collided w/that presser."Redick had a prolific career at Duke before heading to the NBA. He played 940 games in the league, from 2006 to 2021, before he called it a career.He was named the Lakers’ head coach with no prior professional coaching experience.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Lakers' JJ Redick fires back at claim he used N-word toward woman By: FOXNews.com June 26, 2024 at 14:23 PM EDT Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick pushed back on the claim he called a Black woman the N-word while they were in college at Duke. New Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick denied calling a Duke University alum the N-word after he faced the accusation Tuesday.Halleemah Nash, an author and founder of Rosecrans Ventures who attended Duke and Howard University, made the allegation on X as Redick was being introduced as the Lakers’ head coach for the first time."I’ve only been called the N word to my face by a white man once in my life and it was on the campus of Duke University while I was doing work with the basketball team," Nash wrote. "And today he was named the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. What a world."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut a spokesperson for Redick pushed back on that."No, it never happened," the spokesperson told TMZ Sports.JJ REDICK HAS CLEAR RESPONSE TO CRITICS' CONCERNS ABOUT COACHING LAKERS: 'I REALLY DON’T GIVE A F---'Nash added a separate post to her allegation."For context, this was years ago and Im a believer that we all have space to grow- especially from our college level maturity," she wrote. "We live in a world where these exchanges happen and the intersection of race and privilege and lack of accountability all collided w/that presser."Redick had a prolific career at Duke before heading to the NBA. He played 940 games in the league, from 2006 to 2021, before he called it a career.He was named the Lakers’ head coach with no prior professional coaching experience.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd