{"id":119824,"date":"2026-05-05T04:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/jj-redick-sounds-off-on-thunders-no-foul-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:46:53","slug":"jj-redick-sounds-off-on-thunders-no-foul-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/jj-redick-sounds-off-on-thunders-no-foul-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"JJ Redick Sounds Off on Thunder\u2019s \u2018No Foul\u2019 Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for a high-stakes second-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, head coach JJ Redick is already setting the tone, and perhaps sending a subtle message to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder have built a reputation over the past few seasons as one of the most disruptive defensive units in the league, all while somehow avoiding fouls at a remarkable rate. Redick didn\u2019t shy away from addressing that narrative following practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t foul, so the whistles aren\u2019t gonna be there,\u201d Redick <a href=\"https:\/\/lakersnation.com\/jj-redick-thunder-do-not-commit-fouls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cYou accept that going in. They don\u2019t foul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a statement that walks the line between respect and strategy. Oklahoma City finished the regular season with the league\u2019s top-rated defense while committing just 19 fouls per game, among the lowest marks in the NBA. With defenders like Lu Dort, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso applying constant pressure, opponents often find themselves frustrated trying to generate clean looks or draw contact.<\/p>\n<p>But Redick made it clear this isn\u2019t just about one aspect of their defense, it\u2019s the complete package that makes them so dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re talking about a team that is top five in every category that\u2019s disruptive based,\u201d Redick said. \u201cSteals, blocks, turnovers forced, all that stuff. And they don\u2019t foul. They somehow do all of that without fouling, which is one of the most remarkable things, I think, in NBA history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Redick didn\u2019t stop there either, placing this Thunder squad in rare historical company when discussing their dominance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw a stat in our morning meeting this morning of teams that have had back-to-back, or even more than that 10 or more better net ratings in consecutive seasons. You\u2019re talking about the 95-96 Bulls, the 96-97 Bulls and then the 15-17 Warriors,\u201d Redick said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re literally talking about two of the greatest teams of all-time. I said to a bunch of people yesterday off-site that were talking about this series to me I said, \u2018The Thunder is one of the greatest teams ever in NBA history.\u2019 That\u2019s just the reality. They are. They\u2019re that good. I think our guys recognize that and respect that and we know what kind of task we have in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreverbet.com\/en-us\/sportsbook?utm_source=basketballforever&amp;utm_medium=sitearticle&amp;utm_ca%5B%E2%80%A6%5Dn=basketballforever500ph&amp;utm_term=RedickLakersThunder&amp;lid=j0ytdho0wlyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69110\" src=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ForeverBet-BF-promotional-banner-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"175\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/05\/03\/jj-redicks-defensive-gamble-pays-off-against-rockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JJ Redick\u2019s Defensive Gamble Pays Off Against Rockets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/05\/04\/jj-redick-sounds-off-on-thunders-no-foul-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for a high-stakes second-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, head coach JJ Redick is already setting the tone, and perhaps sending a subtle message to officials. The Thunder have built a reputation over the past few seasons as one of the most disruptive defensive units in the league, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}