Lakers’ JJ Redick says he and Doc Rivers have no bad feelings for one

Despite past tensions and public criticisms, Bucks coach Doc Rivers and Lakers coach JJ Redick said there are no bad feelings between them.

“We’re fine,” Redick said pregame Thursday. “I don’t carry beef with people. And I’m not going to get into the history of Doc and I’s relationship right now. And I probably won’t ever. He’s fine in my book.”

Redick would go on to beat Rivers and the Bucks 107-102 for the Lakers’ first win of the preseason.

During a media appearance last season on ESPN, Redick pointedly questioned Rivers’ sense of accountability after Rivers talked about difficulties in taking the Milwaukee job midseason.

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“I’ve seen the trend for years,” Redick said on “First Take.” “The trend is always making excuses. Doc, we get it. Taking over a team in the middle of a season is hard. It’s hard. We get it. It’s hard. … But it’s always an excuse. It’s always throwing your team under the bus.”

Redick said Thursday that he apologized for the tone of his comments, which ESPN posted on YouTube under the headline “JJ Redick goes SCORCHED EARTH on Doc Rivers for making excuses!”

“It’s never been really (an issue) for me,” Rivers said. “It’s been one way, and I’ve said this many times. And… take JJ off the board, coaches, they, pour into players. They really do. They pour in a ton of love to players. And oftentimes that love is rejected, it’s just the way it is.”

Rivers said he expected Redick’s Lakers to be strong when it came to “execution.”

“I think probably execution stuff because that’s what we were known for when he played for me. Ran a…