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• Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Instagram Account Memorialized

  11-07-2020 20:20 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  It has now been nearly six months since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, and seven others tragically passed away in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.Despite the length of time since his passing, everyone connected to the Los Angeles Lakers — from fans to players to front office — continues to grieve his loss. And while it has felt real for quite some time now, every so often, something happens to remind the world that Bryant is gone.This time it came in the form of social media,
  
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• Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Releases Statement After On Darvin Ham

  04-05-2024 01:50 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Friday afternoon that they have officially fired head coach Darvin Ham after two years at the helm.
  “We greatly appreciate Darvin’s efforts on behalf of the Lakers and recognize the many accomplishments achieved over the past two seasons including last year’s remarkable run to the Western Conference finals,” Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement released by the team. “We
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Phil Handy & All Assistant Coaches Being Fired In Addition To Darvin Ham

  03-05-2024 23:58 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The writing had been on the wall over the last few days, but the Los Angeles Lakers finally made it official on Friday when they fired head coach Darvin Ham.
  Ham was the head coach of the Lakers for two seasons, earning the seventh seed in the West both times before losing to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals and first round, respectively.
  While those aren’t bad results for most organizations, the Lakers are in the business of winning championships. Couple that with the r
  
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• Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Releases Statement After Firing Darvin Ham

  03-05-2024 21:36 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Friday afternoon that they have officially fired head coach Darvin Ham after two years at the helm.
  “We greatly appreciate Darvin’s efforts on behalf of the Lakers and recognize the many accomplishments achieved over the past two seasons including last year’s remarkable run to the Western Conference finals,” Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement released by the team. “We
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Mike Budenholzer, Kenny Atkinson & More Join Tyronn Lue and JJ Redick As Head Coaching Candidates

  03-05-2024 20:56 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers made the decision to part ways with head coach Darvin Ham on Friday, a change that had been brewing the last few days after the first round playoff exit.
  It became clear in the middle of the season that Ham and the players on the roster weren’t seeing eye to eye, and his fate was sealed after not being able to compete with the Denver Nuggets once again.
  Now that Ham is out, the Lakers will be searching for their seventh full-time head coach since Phil Jackson left in
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Darvin Ham Dismissed As Head Coach

  03-05-2024 20:07 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  When the Los Angeles Lakers decided to part ways with a championship-winning head coach in Frank Vogel and replaced him with Darvin Ham, they put a lot of trust in a first-time head coach to guide them through the final years of LeBron James’ career.
  Unfortunately, just like every other head coaching hire the organization has made since the departure of Phil Jackson in 2011 though, that trust seemed to be misplaced.
  Ham’s two seasons at the helm were very similar with the team strugg
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Reflects On Losing To Nuggets In 2024 NBA Playoffs

  03-05-2024 19:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers got bounced out of the playoffs for the second consecutive year by the Denver Nuggets, setting up what will be another pivotal offseason for the franchise.
  Head coach Darvin Ham admitted it was tough to see the Lakers’ season end in similar fashion, and now could very well find himself on the way out sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, LeBron James’ future is also up in the air as he has a player option for the 2024-25 season that he is expected to decline.
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• Lakers Rumors: Tyronn Lue & JJ Redick Among Potential Head Coaching Candidates

  03-05-2024 18:08 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be heading towards another coaching search as reports indicate that head coach Darvin Ham is expected to be let go after two seasons.
  Finding a quality head coach has been a problem for the Lakers as they have already had six of them since Phil Jackson retired in 2011 and now will likely be looking for a seventh. Since Jackson, Luke Walton has coached the most games for the Lakers and he only lasted three seasons.
  One of the biggest mistakes the Lakers made in rece
  
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• Lakers News: Draymond Green Defends Darvin Ham Amidst Reports He’ll Be Let Go

  03-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their first-round series to the Denver Nuggets in five games and now go into an offseason where major changes are sure to take place.
  The biggest move could be on the sidelines as the rumor mill is bursting with reports that the Lakers will fire head coach Darvin Ham by the end of the week. Despite a Western Conference Finals run last year, Ham failed to build on the team’s success during the 2023-24 season and now finds himself on the hot seat.
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• Lakers News: L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Deletes Tweet Praising In-Season Tournament Championship

  03-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  When the NBA announced the addition of the In-Season Tournament, no one knew quite what to expect from it. But one thing that was for sure was that it wouldn’t replace the importance of the actual NBA Playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers became the first ever In-Season Tournament Champions and it was a nice accomplishment for the franchise.
  However, that was never the goal for the Lakers or any other team in the league. Raising the Larry O’Brien Trophy at the end of the season is the ult
  
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• Darvin Ham Points To Health As Most Important Factor In Future Success Of Lakers

  03-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers came into this season with championship expectations but fell short of those expectations in the end. With the season now over, many are looking at what went wrong for this team with injuries and head coach Darvin Ham being the main points.
  While the Lakers top players were all healthy for the most part, a number of role players including Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt and Cam Reddish all dealt with injuries for large chunks of the season. At the same time, other players
  
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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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• Lakers News: Release Of ‘Mambacita’s 18th Birthday’ Capsule Collection To Celebrate Gianna Bryant

  01-05-2024 21:02 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  It’s been more than four years since Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others were tragically killed in a helicopter crash. Not a day has gone by that both Kobe and Gigi have been missed by Lakers and basketball fans though as both of their legacies will live on forever.
  Gigi, in particular, was a mirror image of her dad as she had a love for the game of basketball like no other, constantly wanting to get better in hopes of playing in the WNBA.
  She
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Relationship Between LeBron James & Jeanie Buss ‘Better Than Ever’

  01-05-2024 20:18 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have always been a franchise built on star power. That has not changed under owner Jeanie Buss as the team is currently built around a pair of superstars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
  But now that the 2024 season has ended for the Lakers, questions about James’ future are, of course, coming to the forefront. Not only did LeBron just finish his 21st NBA season, but he also has the ability to opt-out of his current contract and become an unrestricted free agent th
  
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• Lakers News: Darvin Ham Frustrated At Criticism Over Rotation & Lineup Changes

  01-05-2024 18:32 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  One constant criticism this season about Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham was the constant changes to his lineups and rotations. The Lakers had 19 different starting lineups this season and of course injuries played a role in that, but some of the decisions Ham made still came under a lot of scrutiny.
  Once the Lakers settled on the lineup of Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura, things fell into place. But well before that happened, players such
  
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• Some Within Organization Feel Lakers Would Have Finished Higher In Standings If Darvin Ham Settled On Starting Lineup Sooner

  01-05-2024 18:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  There are a lot of questions surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers now that their season has ended thanks to the Denver Nuggets and another Jamal Murray buzzer-beater. One person who has been under a lot of pressure all season long is head coach Darvin Ham.
  The Lakers came into this season with championship expectations but wound up in the Play-In Tournament as the seventh seed leading to their matchup with the Nuggets. There were concerns throughout the season about Ham’s rotations and lineu
  
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• Lakers News: Austin Reaves Feels He Wasn’t Good Enough Against Nuggets & Will Use It As Offseason Motivation

  01-05-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Austin Reaves had an extremely difficult job in the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. In addition to being relied on as one of the team’s creators, Reaves was also tasked with being the primary defender on Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray.
  To his credit, Reaves did a more than admirable job as Murray shot just 40% from the field and 29.6% from deep in the series. It didn’t matter in the end, however, as despite Reaves’ best efforts,
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Organization Still Open To Drafting Bronny To Keep LeBron James

  01-05-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Now that the Los Angeles Lakers’ season is over, the front office’s top priority is to keep LeBron James in the purple and gold. However, James controls his destiny with a player option, and the early indication is he will opt out to hit free agency, likely signing anew contract with the Lakers.
  It is safe to assume that the four-time champion is going to wait and see what general manager Rob Pelinka does to improve the roster first, however. The future Hall of Famer obviously is onl
  
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• Darvin Ham: ‘It’s Tough’ For Lakers’ Season To End In Similar Fashion Against Nuggets

  01-05-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  With their heartbreaking Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from the postseason for the second straight year in disappointing fashion.
  Now, the spotlight shifts to head coach Darvin Ham and if he is going to be around when the the 2024-25 season kicks off.
  With all the noise surrounding his future, it seems Ham had to go out and try to extend the series to keep his job safe. But once again, the game script played out the same way as L.A. got out
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Clarifies Reports About Future; Has Not Made Decision

  01-05-2024 02:27 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  No player has been able maintain this level of play so late in his career as LeBron James has. In his 21st NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is likely to make another All-NBA team and remains one of best players in the league.
  But at this stage of his career, any time a season ends, questions turn towards his future and whether this might have been the final game of his career. But in the immediate aftermath of the Lakers being eliminated by the Denver Nuggets, James was simply ready
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Darvin Ham’s Decision To Bench D’Angelo Russell & Austin Reaves Did Not Sit Well Within Organization

  30-04-2024 21:16 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers had a rollercoaster of a 2023-24 campaign. They won the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament, a sign that head coach Darvin Ham and the Lakers could be a contender when the postseason came around, and played phenomenal basketball when their backs were against the wall at the end of the regular season.That effort was led by resurgent performances by guards D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves. But in between the two stretches, the Lakers simply couldn’t put
  
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• Lakers Rumors: LeBron James Intends To Opt-Out Of Contract & Hit Free Agency

  30-04-2024 21:04 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers saw their season come to an end at the hands of the Denver Nuggets for a second consecutive season. And once again, the main questions following their playoff exit surrounds LeBron James.
  Of course after 21 NBA seasons, there is always the possibility of retirement, but LeBron also has an option on his contract and can become an unrestricted free agent this offseason as well. And ESPN’s Brian Windhorst expects the Lakers superstar to do just that and outlined a numbe
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Anthony Davis & LeBron James’ 2023-24 Season Gives Ownership Willingness To Finance New Head Coach

  30-04-2024 20:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have several major decisions on their hand after the 2023-24 season ended abruptly with a first-round loss to the Denver Nuggets in five games. Anthony Davis, coming off of arguably one of his best seasons as a pro, has three years remaining on his contract, while superstar LeBron James has a player option worth $51.4 million for next season.The decision surrounding James is one of the biggest facing the Lakers, however they have little control and must leave most of the l
  
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• Lakers News: D’Angelo Russell Hoping To Take Advantage Of Leverage This Offseason

  30-04-2024 19:15 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have officially entered the offseason after they were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs by the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. And after a second consecutive elimination at the hands of the Nuggets and only one postseason win since 2021, change appears to be on the horizon in L.A. and one of the major elements of this change could be point guard D’Angelo Russell.Russell has been the starting point guard for the Lakers for a majority of the last 14 months, when he was
  
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