JJ Redick has become a face that people enjoy hearing from on ESPN. The network has boosted him to prominent roles including its beefed up coverage of the NBA’s Summer League.
The network had a doubleheader of Summer League action on Tuesday night including a game with the Celtics and Warriors. Redick was brought onto the game and was asked about his time in Philadelphia.
Redick thought aloud, “you know, I always think to myself: if I had won a championship, if our group had done that together, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Jimmy (Butler), Tobias (Harris). If we had accomplished that, we would never pay for a meal in Philly again.”
As true as that sentiment is, he then added that he loves the city and the fans.
“It is the greatest sports town in America, I’m going to say that,” Redick said. Redick played for the 76ers for two seasons in 2017 and 2018.
There are a couple of hang-ups that Philadelphia had to overcome to earn that distinction in Redick’s eyes though.
“Despite the fact they boo you, the sports radio talk shows are delusional, despite all of that, it’s the greatest sports town in America.”
