Luka Doncic gives JJ Redick absolute treatment week after hilarious encounter over jacket: "You wanted to be like me"

Don’t mess with Luka Doncic. The Los Angeles Lakers standout star did not forget the jacket debate. Eight days after a viral courtside exchange about his fashion choice, Doncic delivered a response that caught JJ Redick off guard.

The sweet revenge came wrapped in a gift bag.Before tipoff, Doncic approached his head coach with a grin. “I got something special for you,” Luka Doncic told Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick. “You’re the man,” Redick responded, holding the gift bag. What followed turned into a lighthearted joke.

Luka Doncic gifts JJ Redick the same jacket that they debated over style

Luka Doncic revealed the surprise with perfect timing. “I know you wanted to be like me, so,” Doncic joked. Redick, already smiling, tried to guess what was inside.

“Is it the same color? Is it the gray one?,” Redick said before a hug with a “thank you.” He later described the piece as “luxurious.”

The exchange served as a playful callback to their earlier sideline debate. During a timeout in a dominant 124-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena, Redick looked at Luka and asked, “What kind of jacket is that?”“You don’t know anything about style,” Doncic fired back.Redick pressed him again. “How would you qualify that jacket?”“It’s a jacket.”

The moment, captured on a hot mic and shared widely by the NBA. Now, about eight days later, Docic had the last laugh with a gesture Redick could not refuse.

JJ Redick attempted to mock Luka Doncic's fashion sense, targeting his jacket

Redick’s original comment was meant in fun. With Doncic sidelined due to injury, the focus shifted briefly from playoff positioning to wardrobe analysis. Teammate Christian Koloko smiled nearby as the conversation unfolded.Doncic is known for his subtle gestures that are often embedded with a hilarious tone.

His exchange with Redick shows that he knows how to handle a situation, especially when it comes to fashion statement.Doncic will return to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing four games with a hamstring injury. The All-Star guard participated in Sunday’s All-Star Game and now reenters a Lakers rotation that carries no injury designations. Los Angeles heads into the matchup fully healthy, a key boost as the Western Conference playoff race tightens.