SUMMARY
- Fans attack LeBron James and call him uncoachable after the Lakers fire Darvin Ham.
- All the potential reasons the Lakers decided to remove Ham as head coach.
NBA fans have been criticizing LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers made a drastic decision recently. To those who might not be aware, the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs by the Denver Nuggets. This is the second straight time that they have lost in a one-sided beatdown to the same team in the postseason.
As a result, the Lakers organization decided to remove Darvin Ham from his position as head coach for the team and are currently on the lookout for a qualified and experienced coach to replace Ham. While the majority of the basketball community approve of the decision to move on from Ham, others have defended him and claim that LeBron James deserves to be held more accountable.
Fans believe that coaching LeBron James is a lose-lose situation
The Los Angeles Lakers are a historically great franchise. Similarly, LeBron James is a unique one-of-a-kind player with accolades that every single NBA star would be eager to obtain. One can only imagine the pressure that Darvin Ham dealt with coaching King James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Although most of the NBA world approved of the Lakers’ decision to move on from Darvin Ham, there was also a fair share of people who believed that he was being blamed too much. Some fans even went on to claim that coaching LeBron is the worst job in the NBA and brought up past instances to back these notions.
“Coaching Lebron has to be the worst job in the NBA. No credit for winning and immediately get scapegoated when they lose. A lot of people forget he wanted Spoelstra fired his first year in Miami. Spoelstra is now regarded as one of the best coaches of all time.”
Coaching Lebron has to be the worst job in the NBA. No credit for winning and immediately get scapegoated when they lose. A lot of people forget he wanted Spoelstra fired his first year in Miami. Spoelstra is now regarded as one of the best coaches of all time.
— Boy Named Dana (@Smallball303) May 3, 2024
Also Lebron wanted Westbrook and that trade and salary really killed the Lakers. He’s the gm and he’s awful at it
— Nolan (@NMR1312) May 3, 2024
LeBron James to Darvin Ham when the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in the playoffs again pic.twitter.com/Cb2O3AcPUf
— 𝖝 – 𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖔 ✍ 🔥 (@hym_co) May 2, 2024
Perhaps the fans have a valid point of view. All the credit tends to go to the Lakers star while the blame is forced upon the coach or others. It has also been pointed out that very few coaches have completed their time coaching LeBron with their jobs intact. Finally, one must wonder if Ham truly deserved to be fired and the reasoning behind the decision to let him go.
Why did the Los Angeles Lakers fire Darvin Ham?
Although the question seems quite simple and straightforward, there is no real way to know the actual truth. It is likely a mixture of several factors and events. The Lakers finished the season as a play-in team both times when being coached by Darvin Ham. They ended up losing to the Nuggets without putting up much of a fight.
Anthony Davis also revealed that the team did not know what they were doing and appeared confused during a postgame interview following a loss to the Nuggets. It is also possible that the Lakers are unsure of which players to trade away and think that a change in coaching could make a significant difference. Additionally, LeBron James also got infuriated after Ham did not challenge an out-of-bounds call in Game 4.
LEBRON JAMES IS DONE WITH DARVIN HAM LMAOOOOO#TakesEverybody pic.twitter.com/0fEzJXEkcY
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) April 28, 2024
All of these factors likely played a huge role in the Lakers’ decision to let go of Darvin Ham and start the hunt for a new head coach. Fans are left to ponder over who will take this high-stakes pressure-filled job and what they will be able to accomplish with the team next season.