JJ Redick Calls Out LeBron James' Lack of Calls After Lakers' Game 2 Loss to SGA, Thunder

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick was unhappy with the officiating of his team's Friday night loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.

"LeBron has the worst whistle of any star player I've ever seen," Redick told reporters after Friday's loss.

The Lakers were assessed 26 fouls, while Thunder were called for 21 in their 125-107 victory at home. James only went to the free-throw line four times.

Austin Reaves and the Lakers seemingly voiced their displeasure to the refs immediately after the game:

Redick said James' struggle to draw calls was a problem that went beyond this series.

"I've been with him two years, now," Redick said about James. "Again, the smaller guys, because they can be theatric, they typically draw more fouls, and the bigger players that are built with LeBron, it's hard for them.

"Then he gets clobbered, and he got clobbered again tonight a bunch. That's not a new thing. That's not specific to this crew, or this series. He gets fouled a lot, it doesn't happen. The guy gets hit in the head more than any player I've seen on drives, and it rarely gets called."

Redick received a technical in the first half for expressing his frustration to referees in a timeout after the Lakers received no call on defense from Williams that knocked James to the ground.

Redick said after the game that wasn't the only time the officials had missed a call on Williams.

"I sarcastically said the other day they were the most disruptive team without fouling. They have a few guys that foul on every possession, and all the good defenses do," Redick said.

Redick added: "There was a stretch of four straight possessions our guys got absolutely clobbered. Trying to make an entry pass to Jaxson [Hayes] and Jaylin Williams is grabbing his jersey with both arms.

"They're hard enough to play. You've got to be able to just call it, if they foul, and they do foul."

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander picked up a fourth foul early in the third quarter, but the Thunder responded with a 21-5 run with him on the bench.

The Lakers are now facing an 0-2 series deficit after suffering a 108-90 defeat to the Thunder in Tuesday's Game 1.

The Thunder also received fewer fouls (14) than the Lakers (16) in that series-opening game, during which James took six shots from the foul line.

Redick will see if his comments lead to any changes in officiating when the series swings to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Saturday night. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET.