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JJ Redick Predicts Bronny James Will 'Take Off' After Overcoming One Fear

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick speaks to reporters on Dec. 17, 2024. | Dave McMenamin / Twitter / Screenshot

Bronny James has had an uninspiring start to his NBA career so far, but Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick thinks the rookie just has to overcome his fear of failure to really "take off."

"He's got to get to the point where it's OK to fail. And I think he has a real reservation to fail," Redick told reporters on Tuesday, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "And I think a lot of that is he's had a camera on him since he was eight years old. ... He's had attention on him, I'm cognizant of that. I think, once he develops that, he's going to take off."

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