JJ Redick Denies Allegation He Called Duke Alum The N-Word During College

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Less than 24 hours after officially being introduced as the newest head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, JJ Redick was accused by a former Duke student of calling her the n-word during his days as a Blue Devil. Redick did not waste time in denying the allegation.

An author, speaker, and Duke alum by the name of Hallemah Nash shared a post to X on Tuesday alleging that Redick called her the n-word when she was doing work with the basketball team.

"I’ve only been called the N word to my face by a white man once in my life and it was on the campus of Duke University while I was doing work with the basketball team," Nash wrote. "And today he was named the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. What a world."

On Tuesday night, a spokesperson for Redick denied the allegations made by Nash, telling TMZ "No, it never happened."

JJ Redick is denying allegations of calling a former Duke student the n-word. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Nash did not specify when the alleged moment took place, but a quick look at her LinkedIn profile shows that she worked with the Duke basketball team from 2003-2004. Redick played for the Blue Devils from 2002-2006. Nash's post on X has been viewed over 22 million times and shared by more than 29,000 people.

Redick played in over 900 games during his 15-year NBA career, but in the hours after he was introduced as the Lakers' head coach appears to be the first time Nash has shared the allegations publicly.

Nash shared another post on X that touched on Redick's "privilege."

"This was years ago and Im a believer that we all have space to grow- especially from our college level maturity," she wrote. "We live in a world where these exchanges happen and the intersection of race and privilege and lack of accountability all collided w/that presser."

According to her LinkedIn, Nash earned a bachelor's degree from Howard University before earning a master's degree from Duke. She is the founder of Rosecrans Ventures, which scales "for generation Z talent of color and operate as an advisor to companies interested in developing diverse talent pipelines through internships."

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