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The Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham connected Friday aft 2 seasons, and nan speculation is that LeBron James had his fingerprints connected nan move.
It's not nan first clip that's been nan conception regarding James and his erstwhile caput coaches, but 1 ESPN big has had enough.
ESPN's Michael Wilbon, connected Friday's version of "Pardon nan Interruption," admitted that he whitethorn beryllium biased because of his individual narration pinch Ham, but his points were salient.
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LeBron James, #23, and Head Coach Darvin Ham of nan Los Angeles Lakers talk during nan crippled against nan Philadelphia 76ers connected November 27, 2023, astatine nan Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images))
"You cognize what? I’m angry. I’ve known Darvin Ham for a agelong time," Wilbon began. "He’s a awesome guy, and he’s a beautiful damn bully coach. He took a squad that had done thing nan twelvemonth before, and missed nan playoffs, and past past twelvemonth they sewage to nan convention finals pinch him, and everybody had praise for him — including LeBron and Anthony Davis. And now, each of a abrupt nan 2 of them blasted him….
"Let maine conscionable opportunity this: If you [LeBron] want to beryllium nan GOAT, and you want to show everybody you’re nan top subordinate of each time, past return accountability for illustration one. Do that!"
Wilbon said that James has taken immoderate accountability, but "there hasn't been astir enough."
Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James, left, asks caput coach Darvin Ham for a replay reappraisal aft he was called for a foul during nan 2nd half successful Game 4 of an NBA hoops first-round playoff bid Saturday, April 27, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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"If you’re nan GOAT, you do that. You don’t blasted this cryptically aliases backhandedly connected Darvin Ham. I don’t want to perceive from anybody successful a Laker azygous that nan superior problem was Darvin Ham. Yes, LeBron and Anthony Davis were awesome successful that series, but they weren’t bully capable against Denver, truthful return that on. GOAT carries responsibility."
After making nan convention finals past year, nan Lakers mislaid to nan Denver Nuggets, nan aforesaid squad that eliminated them successful 2023, successful nan first information of this season's NBA playoffs earlier this week.
Head coach Darvin Ham of nan Los Angeles Lakers watches his squad lukewarm up earlier nan crippled against nan Brooklyn Nets astatine Crypto.com Arena connected January 19, 2024, successful Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles earned nan seventh seed pinch their 47-35 triumph and triumph successful nan play-in tournament.
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