Los Angeles Lakers Darwin Ham was fired on Friday after two seasons, and there is speculation that LeBron James had his fingerprints on the move.
This is not the first time that such an assumption has been made in this regard. James and his former head coachBut one ESPN host had enough.
ESPN’s Michael Wilbon acknowledged on Friday’s edition of “Pardon the Interruption” that he may be biased because of his personal relationship with Hamm, but his points were salient.
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LeBron James, #23, and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darwin Hamm talk during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on November 27, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Jesse D. Garabrandt/NBAE via Getty Images))
“You know what? I’m angry. I’ve known Darwin Hamm for a long time.” Wilban started, “He’s a great guy, and he’s a very good coach. He took a team that didn’t do anything last year, and missed the playoffs, and then last year they got to the conference finals with him, and everybody Praised him – including LeBron and Anthony Davis and now, suddenly both of them blame him.
“Let me just say this: If you [LeBron] Want to be the GOAT, and you want to tell everyone you’re the greatest player of all time, so take accountability like one. do that!”
Wilbon said James has taken some accountability, but “not nearly enough.”
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, asks head coach Darwin Hamm for a replay review after he is called a foul during the second half in Game 4 of the NBA basketball first-round playoff series on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Los Angeles. Was called for. Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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“If you’re the GOAT, you do that. You don’t covertly or secretly blame it on Darwin Hamm. I don’t want to hear from anyone in a Laker uniform that the primary problem was Darwin Hamm. Yes, LeBron and Anthony Davis Were great in that series, but they weren’t good enough against Denver, so the GOAT takes responsibility.”
After making it to the conference finals last year, the Lakers lost denver nuggetsThe same team that ousted them earlier this week in the first round of this season’s NBA playoffs in 2023.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darwin Hamm watches his team practice before a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Crypto.com Arena on January 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Jansezian/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles earned the seventh seed with their 47–35 victory and victory in the play-in tournament.
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