EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- After making his team run a series of full-court sprintsto finish its third day of training camp Thursday, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick admitted what helped his players' conditioning might have hurt his popularity in the locker room.

"I don't know if they like me right now," Redick said.

The second-year coach ended his inaugural season on the sideline in L.A. by issuing a directive to his team to get into "championship shape" this offseason, and the training camp drills are only reinforcing the mandate.

Though Redick said the message wasn't aimed at any individual, it clearly was received by 26-year-old superstar Luka Doncic , who transformed his body over the summer with intense workouts and dietary discipline.

"It's not just physical shape, it's mental

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