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• Lakers Rumors: Organization ‘Confounded’ By Darvin Ham Not Taking Accountability After Anthony Davis Comments

  02-05-2024 21:12 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Ever since the Los Angeles Lakers season ended at the hands of the Denver Nuggets, head coach Darvin Ham has been defending himself from his detractors. The main criticism levied towards Ham has been in regards to his constantly changing lineups and rotations.
  In particular, many wondered why it took Ham so long to settle on the starting lineup that ultimately turned the Lakers season around, especially as all five were on the team last year and had success together. But Ham has argued that the
  
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• Lakers News: Magic Johnson Apologizes For Load Management Tweet

  02-05-2024 20:32 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  It is undeniable that Magic Johnson is not only one of the greatest Los Angeles Lakers players ever, but also the greatest point guard of all-time. Johnson on social media, however, has become something of a meme within the basketball world.
  There have been times when Magic has tweeted things, either about the Lakers or basketball in general, in which what he says flies directly against the general consensus, and that he hasn’t really been watching. His tweet after the Lakers were eliminat
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Darvin Ham Likely To Be Fired By End Of Week

  02-05-2024 20:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2024-25 season came to a disappointing end with a first round playoff loss to the defending champion Denver Nuggets, leaving the future of head coach Darvin Ham in question.
  Ham has had a tumultuous two seasons with the Lakers, starting off slow in both years before coming on late heading into the postseason. After again coming up short against the Nuggets though, it seems that change is on the way.
  Just minutes after the Lakers walked off the court for the final ti
  
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• Dwight Howard Believes Lakers Would Have Three-Peated If 2020 Championship Team Didn’t Split Up

  02-05-2024 18:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The 2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers team holds a special place in the franchises’ history due to the mental taxing situations that presented themselves that year. And of of the underrated factors of that championship team was the veteran experience and physicality provided by Dwight Howard after he was brought in just before the season.
  With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the untimely passing of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant taking place within weeks of each other, the team bonded through
  
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• Anthony Davis Willing To Recruit LeBron James To Return To Lakers Next Season

  02-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis has proven they can reach the highest level when they led the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2020 NBA Championship. While they haven’t returned there, Davis and LeBron continued to prove this year that when they are healthy, they can compete with the best the league has to offer.
  Unfortunately for them and the Lakers, they have run into a buzzsaw in the Denver Nuggets two years in a row in the postseason and have seen their year ended at the hands of Ni
  
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• Darvin Ham Reflects On Two Seasons As Lakers Head Coach

  02-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  It has been an up-and-down two seasons for Darvin Ham as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, to say the least. There have been some rough stretches, but also some great successes. However, now after a first-round playoff exit, his future with the Lakers is in question.
  Ham did lead the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals in his first season, but his second season was filled with questionable decisions and while the Lakers still represented themselves well overall, they fell far short of th
  
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• Lakers News: Nuggets’ Jamal Murray Thankful For Battles With LeBron James

  02-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers gave the Denver Nuggets everything they could handle in their first round playoff series. LeBron James and Anthony Davis did it all, but ultimately it was Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray coming through when it mattered most to give the Nuggets the series victory in five games.
  Murray, in particular, doomed the Lakers, hitting a buzzer-beater to give Denver the victory in Game 2, and then ending the series with a game-winning jumper with just seconds to go in Game 5. And for
  
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