Lakers News: LA Source Reacts To Rumor Team Wanted To Replace Darvin Ham In-House
After word broke this week that players may have (this is a rumor, and has not been officially confirmed) wanted Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham fired and replaced with assistant coach Phil Handy earlier this season, pundits all over town (and all over the nation) wondered just how seriously to take the news.
LA has solidified itself late into the season, though the team has been able to rise out of the play-in bracket, and at best will now finish with the No. 7 seed and have to win just one bonus game to qualify for the playoffs proper. It seems far more likely, however, that the 45-35 Lakers will finish closer to the ninth or tenth seed, and will need to win two play-in games to advance.
Per Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson, cohost of the new podcast No Nonsense With Tim Thomas And Scoop B, an LA source claimed, "That s--- [meaning the report] is wild."
LA will finish out its regular season with two more games, one of which seems incredibly winnable. That contest is a Friday game against the lottery-bound Memphis Grizzlies, who are missing most of their roster heading into the end of the year, on Friday. On Sunday, Los Angeles will play its season finale against the 47-32 New Orleans Pelicans, currently the No. 6 seed in the West. That game seems like it'll be more of a push, but it will be on the road for LA, which should give the opposition a slight edge.
