Telerik/ Kendo MVC Grid, Load grid on demand, not on page load - model-view-controller

Question

i found a couple examples on how to do this, and none of them are working for me.
Here is my Telerik MVC grid:
#(Html.Kendo().Grid<PlayerStatsViewModel>()
.Name("PlayerStats")
.Columns(columns =>
{
columns.Bound(o => o.PlayerId);
columns.Bound(o => o.FirstName);
})
.DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
.Ajax()
.Model(model => model.Id(p => p.PlayerId))
.Read(read => read.Action("PlayerStats_Read_Bound", "Contest").Data("getPlayerId"))
).AutoBind(false)
)
Open modal with my grid
I set autobind(false) which prevents page load. After a user clicks a link i open a modal with my grid, and need to pass in a parameter.
// open modal
$(document).on("click", "#openStatsModal", function () {
playerId = $(this).data('id'); // get parameter from click
loadPlayerStats();
});
function getPlayerId() {
return {
playerId: playerId
}
}
Make ajax call?
My click method works and i get my player id. Then i try and make my grid call.
function loadPlayerStats() {
var grid = $("#PlayerStats").data("playerStats");
alert(grid); // returns undefined
//grid.ajaxRequest(); this didnt work either
grid.dataSource.read(); // Cannot read property 'dataSource' of undefined
}
Action method
Never gets called unless i turn off autobind
public ActionResult PlayerStats_Read_Bound([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request, int playerId)
{
// some code
return Json(result)
}

Answer 1

Just try:
var grid = $("#PlayerStats").data("kendoGrid");
and then:
grid.dataSource.read();