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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    JJ Redick has never coached. Can he lead the Lakers?

    Aside from his son’s youth basketball squad, the Lakers’ new hire has never coached a team. Did his relationship with Lebron James make all the difference in his latest job?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 24, 2024 • 1 min read

    Aside from his son’s youth basketball squad, the Lakers’ new hire has never coached a team. Did his relationship with Lebron James make all the difference in his latest job?

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      Randy Sklar

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    LA LOM adds Los Angeles twist to cumbia and retro soul
    1. 0:00Could the Israel-Hamas war engulf the entire Middle East?
    2. 13:45JJ Redick has never coached. Can he lead the Lakers?You’re reading this
    3. 24:37Waymo leads in the race for perfecting the robotaxi
    4. 35:12LA LOM embraces cumbia and retro soul with a Los Angeles twist
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