Shams: Growing disconnect between Darvin Ham, Lakers locker room
There’s currently a deepening disconnect between Darvin Ham and the Lakers locker room, six sources with direct knowledge of the situation say, raising questions about the head coach’s standing. The people spoke with The Athletic on condition of anonymity so that they could speak freely on the matter.
Source: Jovan Buha, Shams Charania, Shams Charania and Jovan Buha @ The Athletic
Source: Jovan Buha, Shams Charania, Shams Charania and Jovan Buha @ The Athletic
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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Report of disconnect between Lakers’ locker room, coach Darvin Ham
Is chemistry a 3-game win streak away, or are the issues with the Lakers more fundamental?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/repor… – 12:02 PM
Report of disconnect between Lakers’ locker room, coach Darvin Ham
Is chemistry a 3-game win streak away, or are the issues with the Lakers more fundamental?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/repor… – 12:02 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Lakers reportedly losing patience with coach Darvin Ham; Austin Reaves says vibe is ‘s—–‘
cbssports.com/nba/news/laker… – 11:24 AM
Lakers reportedly losing patience with coach Darvin Ham; Austin Reaves says vibe is ‘s—–‘
cbssports.com/nba/news/laker… – 11:24 AM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Thursday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! The Lakers lose 110-96 vs. the Heat at home. The team looks listless. LeBron looks frustrated/distant. Darvin Ham says the wrong things postgame. They need answers fast. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lak… – 10:26 AM
Thursday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! The Lakers lose 110-96 vs. the Heat at home. The team looks listless. LeBron looks frustrated/distant. Darvin Ham says the wrong things postgame. They need answers fast. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lak… – 10:26 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
New with @ShamsCharania: There’s a growing disconnect between Darvin Ham and Lakers’ locker room stemming from disjointedness around lineups, rotations and adjustments, sources told @TheAthletic.
theathletic.com/5178872/2024/0… – 10:19 AM
New with @ShamsCharania: There’s a growing disconnect between Darvin Ham and Lakers’ locker room stemming from disjointedness around lineups, rotations and adjustments, sources told @TheAthletic.
theathletic.com/5178872/2024/0… – 10:19 AM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
There’s currently a growing disconnect between Darvin Ham and Lakers locker room stemming from disjointedness around rotation and adjustments, per me and @jovanbuha.
Story at @TheAthletic on Lakers, losers of 3 in row, nine of 12 and now under .500: theathletic.com/5178872/2024/0… – 10:00 AM
There’s currently a growing disconnect between Darvin Ham and Lakers locker room stemming from disjointedness around rotation and adjustments, per me and @jovanbuha.
Story at @TheAthletic on Lakers, losers of 3 in row, nine of 12 and now under .500: theathletic.com/5178872/2024/0… – 10:00 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Darvin Ham: “You got to fight through it. Things not going your way, you can’t ball up in the corner somewhere and go cry about it. You got to step up and try to see how you can best assist your team in being successful.” – 1:59 AM
Darvin Ham: “You got to fight through it. Things not going your way, you can’t ball up in the corner somewhere and go cry about it. You got to step up and try to see how you can best assist your team in being successful.” – 1:59 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham just said that the Lakers missing multiple rotation players is more impactful than them missing a “big dog” (in response to a question about the Heat missing Jimmy Butler). – 1:05 AM
Darvin Ham just said that the Lakers missing multiple rotation players is more impactful than them missing a “big dog” (in response to a question about the Heat missing Jimmy Butler). – 1:05 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Darvin Ham: “We can’t find any consistency until we get healthy. It’s as simple as that” – 1:00 AM
Darvin Ham: “We can’t find any consistency until we get healthy. It’s as simple as that” – 1:00 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Darvin Ham: “We were 14-20 at this time last year. So, we’ve seen it. It’s not as extreme, it’s definitely uncomfortable. But being 17-17, having a couple of days after the New Year to get focused on ourselves … Basically came to the conclusion that there’s more than enough in… – 9:45 PM
Darvin Ham: “We were 14-20 at this time last year. So, we’ve seen it. It’s not as extreme, it’s definitely uncomfortable. But being 17-17, having a couple of days after the New Year to get focused on ourselves … Basically came to the conclusion that there’s more than enough in… – 9:45 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Cam Reddish is back after missing two of the last three games with adductor soreness, and Darvin Ham said he will start.
No Rui or Russell off the bench, likely meaning reserve minutes for Max Christie and both Christian Wood and Jaxson Hayes. – 8:31 PM
Cam Reddish is back after missing two of the last three games with adductor soreness, and Darvin Ham said he will start.
No Rui or Russell off the bench, likely meaning reserve minutes for Max Christie and both Christian Wood and Jaxson Hayes. – 8:31 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Darvin Ham said Rui Hachimura has a grade one calf strain.
Hachimura, who has already dealt with a concussion and a broken nose this season, will be day-to-day moving forward, said Ham. – 8:26 PM
Darvin Ham said Rui Hachimura has a grade one calf strain.
Hachimura, who has already dealt with a concussion and a broken nose this season, will be day-to-day moving forward, said Ham. – 8:26 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said an MRI revealed that Rui Hachimura is a grade 1 calf strain. Darvin said there’s not a timetable, and is considered day-to-day – 8:19 PM
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said an MRI revealed that Rui Hachimura is a grade 1 calf strain. Darvin said there’s not a timetable, and is considered day-to-day – 8:19 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Darvin Ham said that an MRI showed a Grade 1 left calf strain for Rui Hachimura. He said Hachimura is “pretty much day to day” – 8:19 PM
Darvin Ham said that an MRI showed a Grade 1 left calf strain for Rui Hachimura. He said Hachimura is “pretty much day to day” – 8:19 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Wednesday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! In which we ponder whether Darvin Ham’s coaching inexperience is starting to become an issue, and whether Max Christie would be an offensive upgrade over Cam Reddish. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/has… – 12:19 PM
Wednesday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! In which we ponder whether Darvin Ham’s coaching inexperience is starting to become an issue, and whether Max Christie would be an offensive upgrade over Cam Reddish. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/has… – 12:19 PM
More on this storyline
Those sources have described that the disjointedness between the coach and team has stemmed from the extreme rotation and starting lineup adjustments recently from Ham, leading to a fluctuating rhythm for several players across the roster. -via The Athletic / January 4, 2024
Ham’s decision to bench D’Angelo Russell and start James, Prince, Reddish, Jarred Vanderbilt and Davis in a lineup without a second guard ballhandler beginning Dec. 23 in Oklahoma City was considered a head-scratcher by multiple parties internally, according to sources spoken to for this story. -via The Athletic / January 4, 2024
Jovan Buha: Darvin Ham: “We’ll keep chipping at the rock and we’ll break through.” -via Twitter @jovanbuha / January 4, 2024