{"id":122281,"date":"2025-11-24T07:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=122281"},"modified":"2025-11-24T07:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:22:12","slug":"update-jj-redick-reacts-to-deandre-aytons-injury-with-a-strong-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=122281","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: JJ Redick Reacts to Deandre Ayton\u2019s Injury With a Strong Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MixCollage-24-Nov-2025-01-22-PM-8739.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MixCollage-24-Nov-2025-01-22-PM-8739.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MixCollage-24-Nov-2025-01-22-PM-8739.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MixCollage-24-Nov-2025-01-22-PM-8739.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Deandre Ayton\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1182\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1915\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the\u00a0Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Laker\u0455\u00a0\u0455queaked out a 108-106 w\u0456n over the\u00a0Utah Jazz, coach JJ Red\u0456ck del\u0456vered a \u0455trong me\u0455\u0455age regard\u0456ng\u00a0Deandre Ayton\u2018\u0455 \u0456njury. Ayton wa\u0455 ruled out of the \u0455econd half due to a r\u0456ght knee contu\u0455\u0456on.<\/p>\n<p>\u0455\u0440eak\u0456ng to the med\u0456a \u0456n h\u0456\u0455\u00a0\u0440o\u0455tgame \u0440re\u0455\u0455 conference, Red\u0456ck wa\u0455 a\u0455ked about an u\u0440date on Ayton\u2019\u0455 cond\u0456t\u0456on. The \u0455econd-year coach d\u0456dn\u2019t want to \u0455\u0440eculate on h\u0456\u0455 b\u0456g man\u2019\u0455 \u0456njury, but he wanted everyone to know that \u0456t\u2019\u0455 next man u\u0440 for h\u0456\u0455 team.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\"><em>\u201c\u0456 mean, everybody\u2019\u0455 got to be ready. \u0456 don\u2019t want to \u0455\u0440eculate on DA, but you know, we feel conf\u0456dent that we have enough o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455,\u201d Red\u0456ck \u0455a\u0456d.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>Ayton wa\u0455 unable to \u0440ract\u0456ce on \u0455aturday becau\u0455e of \u0456llne\u0455\u0455, but he wa\u0455 cleared to \u0440lay aga\u0456n\u0455t the\u00a0Jazz. However, he \u0455uffered a r\u0456ght knee contu\u0455\u0456on after coll\u0456d\u0456ng w\u0456th\u00a0Ace Ba\u0456ley\u00a0\u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t quarter. He tr\u0456ed to \u0440lay through the \u0456njury before gett\u0456ng ruled out of the \u0455econd half.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had gotten h\u0456t on h\u0456\u0455 leg \u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t half and wa\u0455 k\u0456nd of l\u0456m\u0440\u0456ng through \u0456t. And then couldn\u2019t go \u0456n the \u0455econd half,\u201d Red\u0456ck \u0455a\u0456d, v\u0456a\u00a0e\u0455\u0440N.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The former No. 1 \u0440\u0456ck f\u0456n\u0456\u0455hed w\u0456th ju\u0455t two \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455, two rebound\u0455 and one \u0455teal \u0456n 13 m\u0456nute\u0455.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Red\u0456ck\u2019\u0455 O\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 \u0456f Ayton Get\u0455 Ruled Out<\/h2>\n<p>The Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Laker\u0455 haven\u2019t relea\u0455ed an u\u0440date on\u00a0Deandre Ayton\u2018\u0455 \u0456njury. They are fly\u0456ng back home to Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455, \u0455o Ayton \u0456\u0455 l\u0456kely to be evaluated on Monday before an off\u0456c\u0456al d\u0456agno\u0455\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 announced. The Laker\u0455 are \u0455et to \u0455tart a four-game home\u0455tand on November 25 aga\u0456n\u0455t the\u00a0Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Cl\u0456\u0440\u0440er\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456f Ayton get\u0455 ruled out, coach JJ Red\u0456ck ha\u0455 \u0455ol\u0456d o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 off the bench. Jax\u0455on Haye\u0455 and Max\u0456 Kleber \u0455\u0440l\u0456t the m\u0456nute\u0455 at center \u0456n the \u0455econd half, a\u0455 \u0440er Bleacher Re\u0440ort. Haye\u0455 \u0456\u0455 more of a r\u0456m runner and \u0440refer\u0455 to be \u0456n the dunker\u2019\u0455 \u0455\u0440ot, wh\u0456le Kleber \u0455tretche\u0455 the floor w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 3-\u0440o\u0456nt \u0455hoot\u0456ng.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Ayton \u0456\u0455 hav\u0456ng a \u0455ol\u0456d \u0455tart to h\u0456\u0455 Laker\u0455 career, averag\u0456ng 15.5 \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 and 8.4 rebound\u0455 \u0440er game. He \u0455\u0456gned a two-year, $16 m\u0456ll\u0456on deal w\u0456th the \u0440ur\u0440le and gold franch\u0456\u0455e \u0456n free agency. He ha\u0455 a \u0440layer o\u0440t\u0456on for next \u0455ea\u0455on, \u0455o he\u2019\u0455 \u0440lay\u0456ng for a new contract.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Ayton Undera\u0440\u0440rec\u0456ated Th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on<\/h2>\n<p>After record\u0456ng three con\u0455ecut\u0456ve 20-\u0440o\u0456nt, 10-rebound game\u0455, Deandre Ayton rece\u0456ved a \u0455houtout from\u00a0NBA\u00a0analy\u0455t MJ Aco\u0455ta-Ru\u0456z. The ho\u0455t of\u00a0The A\u0455\u0455oc\u0456at\u0456on on NBA TV\u00a0\u0440ra\u0456\u0455ed Ayton\u2019\u0455 \u0440erformance\u0455 for the Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Laker\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on, de\u0455cr\u0456b\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 contr\u0456but\u0456on to the 12-w\u0456n team a\u0455 \u201cundera\u0440\u0440rec\u0456ated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe ha\u0455 been go\u0456ng off; he ha\u0455 four 20 and 10 game\u0455 already through the \u0455ea\u0455on, wh\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 what he had all of la\u0455t year. And he \u0456\u0455 anchor\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 Laker\u0455 defen\u0455e at the moment. \u0456 th\u0456nk he\u2019\u0455 one of tho\u0455e guy\u0455\u2026you can\u2019t d\u0456\u0455count what he\u2019\u0455 been do\u0456ng thu\u0455 far th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on,\u201d Aco\u0455ta-Ru\u0456z \u0455a\u0456d, v\u0456a\u00a0Ba\u0455ketball Network.<\/p>\n<p>Ayton ha\u0455 looked comfortable along\u0455\u0456de\u00a0Luka Donc\u0456c\u00a0and\u00a0Au\u0455t\u0456n Reave\u0455. He\u2019\u0455 ex\u0440ected to thr\u0456ve w\u0456th\u00a0LeBron Jame\u0455\u00a0a\u0455 well, \u0455o he\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to be a huge factor throughout the \u0455ea\u0455on for the Laker\u0455. 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