Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick addressed the NBA's declining television ratings, mainly saying that the media doesn't celebrate the game today, instead opting to criticize how things have changed.

It appears that JJ Redick has bigger things to worry about than feuding with Charles Barkley. When asked on Friday about Barkley’s comments about the Lakers’ mid-season struggles, Redick chose not to engage.

Many took that as a shot at "Inside the NBA," which features Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kenny Smith. Barkley responded on Thursday, ripping Redick and dropping a thinly veiled threat.

The NBA product has been a subject of debate over recent years, particularly with ratings lower this season. Some analysts have pointed to teams overly relying on the three-point shot, but Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick believes negative talk about the sport from its analysts is turning some fans away.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick said he doesn't care about TNT analyst Charles Barkley's criticism regarding NBA media.

Charles Barkley said JJ Redick “is a dead man walking” in his first year as head coach of the Lakers. During Thursday’s Barkley ripped Redick for comme

First-year Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick had a biting take on recent comments made by Hall of Fame power forward-turned-Emmy-winning broadcaster Charles Barkley. During a Thursday evening "NBA On TNT" broadcast of a Minnesota Timberwolves-Boston Celtics matchup (Boston won by a possession,

Redick believes negative talk about the sport from its analysts is turning some fans away, an opinion that Hall of Famer/TNT broadcaster Barkley took issue with on Thursday.

Charles Barkley bit back after JJ Redick publicly shared his disdain for TNT postgame show Inside the NBA . During a news conference on Dec. 20, the Los Angeles Lakers implied that criticism of the NBA on TNT was a partial reason for declining ratings.