Los Angeles Lakers head coach, Darvin Ham, has had a rough year so far.
Coming off last season’s run to the Western Conference Finals, everyone expected L.A. to be a legitimate contender for the NBA championship.
That hasn’t been the case, though.
The Lakers are currently 33-29 and find themselves 10th in the West.
Moreover, Ham has been embroiled in one annoying thing after another. First he decided to go and beef with the front office’s golden boy. Then he vetoed a trade that could have turned Los Angeles’ entire season around.
And, of course, in addition to all that – the Lakers’ general underperformance hasn’t helped.
As a result, fans aren’t too fond of Ham. (And neither is LeBron James, apparently.)
This week, video surfaced of the Lakers coach in a film session:
Darvin Ham during a recent film session: pic.twitter.com/v5GQWuin8Y
— 🏆LakersGuru🏆 (@GuruLakers) March 2, 2024
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Reactions to the clip were mixed:
he’s breaking down.. a jump ball?
— outbreezy (@outbreezyWC) March 2, 2024
Bruhh Darvin can’t even coach without getting ridiculed… smh. What yall want him to do? Every part of the game is important. Also coaches ain’t perfect… also we have no idea how much of the Good that we say is due to Darvin. We just keep acting like the vision test tells all
— Darvin Ham Sr’s Burna (@MyCasualOpinion) March 2, 2024
When did this happen🤣🤣
— Lexi97 (@lexi97_ny) March 2, 2024
C-mon man Really? Yʻall breaking down a Jump Ball. This ainʻt HS bruh. lol
— LtwnBoogie (@1524Sean) March 2, 2024
“I gotta say something..these cameras in here”
He not even sure what he talking bout smh— JOE ALMIGH (@_JoeBeezy) March 2, 2024
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Obviously the season isn’t over yet.
The Lakers can still theoretically turn things around.
Still, it’s hard to feel as though they won’t.
If Ham cannot restore the Lakers to some semblance of their old winning ways, it will be interesting to see if the front office opts to keep him around for much longer.
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Charles Kruger has been credentialed to cover two Super Bowls, four NBA Finals, and one World Series. A 20-year veteran in the sports world, he has sources spanning the NBA, MLB, NFL, UFC and NASCAR. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Calif., he is Game 7’s go-to source for rumors surrounding the Lakers, Clippers and Dodgers.