The fan responsible for JJ Redick's big night

When JJ Redick told me in our postgame walkoff interview (after the Sixers beat the Magic) that he told this “guy courtside” before the game that he was going to hit eight three-pointers, I had to find out: Who is this “courtside guy” and did this actually happen?

Turns out, it most definitely did. 

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PLEASE READ...Tonight pregame, JJ gave me his typical hand pound which is part of his routine. I told him to bury five 3’s. He told me he’d hit 8. I then said “if you hit 8, you better give me props”. Not only did he hit the game winner, it was his 8th 3 pointer, and he RAN across the court and said “I told you!”. Gotta say, cool fricking moment. LETS GOOOO @sixers @littleedes #sixers #JJredick #TrustTheProcess #ThisisWhyWePlay #HouseOfHighlights

A post shared by Jared Satkoff (@jsatkoff) on Oct 20, 2018 at 7:04pm PDT

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So last night in the post-game walkoff interview, JJ Redick said he told his guy courtside, before the game that he was going to hit 8 threes. This was 100% true! Volume up and you can hear it for yourself. Really fun story up now on ‘courtside guy’ Jared Satkoff (@jsatkoff) on @nbcsphilly.

A post shared by Serena Winters (@serena_winters) on Oct 21, 2018 at 1:43pm PDT

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