JJ Redick reacts to Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama giving away and signing their jerseys for his sons Knox and Kai after their lost all of their collection due to Los Angeles wildfire.
The tragic wildfires whipped through Southern California and the Los Angeles area last week, which led to thousands of people losing their homes, including the Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick.
After the Lakers-Spurs game on Monday, the San Antonio Spurs' duo of Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama showed their affection to Redick's family and gave away their signed jerseys to Redick's sons, who lost all of their memorabilia due to fire.
In the press conference after the game, the Lakers head coach praised the Spurs duo for their thoughtful gesture.
"Chris is like a brother to me," Redick said. "We were talking about your inner circles. When you've been in the league long enough, you have this circle of people you like, people you love, and then there are your brothers — and Chris is in that inner circle of brothers."
"He called me this afternoon and said, 'Vic and I are going to go, whether we win or lose, and give your boys the jerseys.' He's well aware that they're huge NBA fans. I ran a podcast out of my home for two years, and all the players would come through. They'd either get a jersey or a card signed… they lost all that. It was nice of them to do it."
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