JJ Redick Drops Surprising Praise for Lakers’ Hidden Gem After Electrifying Game vs. Trail Blazers
“He was awesome. Really gutsy, really tough mentally,” Redick said of Smith.
Nick Smith Jr. (25 points, dagger 3’s late) was sick tonight, and threw up in the tunnel at halftime, but told us on @SpectrumSN that he wasn’t missing this one, that the team clearly needed him.
JJ Redick: “He was awesome. Really gutsy, really tough mentally.”
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) November 4, 2025
Making Smith’s performance even more impressive was the fact that he was severely under the weather during the game, and actually spent halftime throwing up in the locker room tunnel.


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