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After a hot start to the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have been in a downward spiral, losing six of their last 10 and sitting with a 19-10 record. The team’s recent efforts inspired head coach JJ Redick to call them out following a 119-96 blowout loss to the Houston Rockets on Christmas. “We don’t care enough right now,” Redick said. “And that’s the part that bothers you a lot. We don’t care enough to do the things that are necessary. We don’t care enough to be a professional. “The two words of the day were effort and execution. And I feel like when we’ve done both of those things at a high level, we’ve been a good basketball team. When we haven’t, we’re a terrible basketball team. And tonight we were a terrible basketball team. And that started legitimately right away.” While Redick didn’t name names, it’s implied that superstar LeBron James is on the list Redick was calling out. James’s former teammate and rival, Dwyane Wade, doesn’t think the 40-year-old basketball superstar is sweating Redick’s comments too much. John Wall and Dwyane Wade on how LeBron should feel about JJ Redick comments on the teams effort Wall: Im in year 23 im giving you my best. Be realistic what more do you expect from me Wade: LeBron on his golf simulator right now. He’s not worried about this (via @NBAonPrime) pic.twitter.com/Co1GoyG278 — NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) December 27, 2025 “LeBron is on his golf simulator right now,” said Wade during Prime Video’s NBA coverage on Friday. “He’s working on getting that under. He’s not worried about this.” While Wade was joking, James recently shared his excitement about playing golf during the upcoming offseason on social media. So he might be more right than he even thinks. Perhaps Redick was talking to James, his former podcasting partner, to step it up. However, while LeBron isn’t putting up the numbers he used to, he’s still a solid contributor for the Lakers (he scored 18 points and dished five assists against Houston), even if he’s dreaming of hitting the links while doing it. The post Dwyane Wade: LeBron James ‘on his golf simulator’ instead of listening to JJ Redick appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The 2025 college football season was a disappointment for the Penn State Nittany Lions. However, they ended the year on a high note, winning the Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday to finish the season 7-6. Penn State beat Clemson 22-10 at Yankee Stadium, completing interim head coach Terry Smith’s tenure with a 4-3 record. Smith took over for James Franklin, who was fired in the middle of the season when it became clear the Lions would once again fall short of their lofty expectations. While Smith has already learned he’ll be retained on new head coach Matt Campbell’s staff, he’s clearly won over the Penn State players, who doused him with cut grass during his postgame interview with Dawn Davenport, a nod to the bowl sponsor, Bad Boy Mowers. In that interview, Smith gave a poignant speech about the team’s resilience and what it meant for him to complete the season with a bowl win and a winning record overall. Look at what Penn State and a bowl game win means for interim head coach Terry Smith pic.twitter.com/35zdhXucNY — ESPN (@espn) December 27, 2025 “I can’t be more proud of these guys,” Smith said. “What a resilient group. They could have laid down and quit. They didn’t have to come show up here at the Pinstripe Bowl, but they did. And they played really, really hard. “I love this group. They’re just a special group of guys. This is the greatest moment of my life. It’s just a great moment for me, my family,” Smith added. “I love Penn State. I love football. And the game and Penn State have done amazing things for me and my family. I’m just thankful and grateful.” Smith played for Penn State before returning as a cornerbacks coach in 2014, working his way up to associate head coach, and then taking on the interim head coach label. The good news for him and his players is that he’ll be back next season. The post Penn State’s Terry Smith gives touching interview after Pinstripe Bowl win: ‘I love this group’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.