New Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick clearly did not win over everyone in the Lakers building in his introductory press conference. Someone in the media room could not hide their annoyance when Redick spoke about his relationship with LeBron James, interrupting him with a groan so loud it was audible on TV.

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“LeBron and I did not talk about the Lakers job until Thursday afternoon,” said the 15-year NBA standout, before a loud noise in the back of the room was picked up on the mic, causing him to look up before he continued.

Although it was unclear if the groan was a reaction to Redick’s answer about James, the timing certainly felt that way. Theories abound as to what the person was so annoyed about, but none of them were a good sign coming in the new coach’s first press conference.

“Bro groaned like it would be the end of lakers or sumn,” said one comment on the video on X, formerly Twitter.

“Cause they knew,” echoed another fan, convinced that Redick was lying about not discussing the Lakers job with LeBron previously. “it’s a no story on that front.”

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Many people found Redick’s remarks hard to believe given the relationship he has built with James, much of which revolved around the Lakers’ season.

They started a basketball podcast, Mind the Game, in March. It ran simultaneously with the end of LA’s season and the beginning of the NBA Playoffs. When the Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets, the coaching job conveniently opened up, and Redick was there to fill it.

Whether or not the groan was justified, Redick is making sure that opportunities for similar criticism do not continue in the future. He announced there will be no more podcasts as long as he is Lakers coach, although it does not rule out LeBron continuing his show.

“For the time being, and hopefully it’s a very, very long time, I am excommunicated from the content space,” Redick said. “I’m done with podcasting.”