Two nights before the Lakers’ collapse in San Francisco, JJ Redick praised Jarred Vanderbilt after a win over the Clippers. He said that he was “always gonna impact the game with just his effort.” On Friday, the Lakers’ coach left Chase Center with more questions about the officials than answers.
“I tend to agree with what Chris (Finch) said the other day. We were all in Chicago and we all spoke about this. We all recognize that the fans want the offensive players to stop flopping. But all of our flopping fouls have been defensively,” Redick said after the Lakers lost 112-95 in their NBA Cup opener.
He blasted the lack of consistency in how officials call flopping, arguing the standards vary from crew to crew. He also pointed to Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, who was not penalized for a play that Redick felt looked similar.
“The reality for the officials is each crew is so different and what they interpret is so different… The explanation I got for the Podziemski play was that there was contact,” Redick continued. “But if you look at our flopping fouls that we’ve been called for defensively, there’s been contact. Whether or not there’s contact is irrelevant. We’re looking for s...