Darvin Ham’s dismissal comes shortly after the Lakers’ early exit from the NBA playoffs. He spent just two seasons as Los Angeles’ head coach.
Darvin Ham’s job security was under fire in the days following the Los Angeles Lakers’ early exit from the NBA playoffs. The defending champion Denver Nuggets needed just five games to knock the Lakers out of the postseason.
After Monday’s loss, many began speculating that Ham had coached his last game with the Lakers. On Friday, the Lakers made it official, by announcing that the team had parted ways with him after two seasons.
The move comes as four-time NBA champion LeBron James weighs his future. James was noncommittal earlier this week when he was asked whether he would return to Los Angeles for the 2024-25 season. «I’m not going to answer that,» James told reporters after the 108-106 loss to Denver.
