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Darvin Ham still stunned by his Lakers firing

Is it often said that NBA head coaches are hired to be fired, and Darvin Ham seems to believe that is exactly what happened to him in Los Angeles. Ham, who is currently an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, opened up about his brief tenure as …

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Everyone made the same joke after Bucks won NBA Cup

Several fans fixated on one big winner after the Milwaukee Bucks’ clean sweep of the 2024 NBA Cup. No, it was not Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak was named NBA Cup MVP and led his team to a resounding 97-81 win over the Oklahoma City …

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Scotty Pippen Jr. takes shot at Darvin Ham after beating Bucks

Even though he is no longer a head coach, Darvin Ham is still catching heat. The Memphis Grizzlies, playing without Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane, GG Jackson, Luke Kennard, and more, upset the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, winning in a 122-99 blowout. …

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Darvin Ham’s son lands coaching job in NBA

Darvin Ham’s entire coaching tree recently got fired along with him, but his family tree is still doing pretty well. The Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Thursday their full and official coaching staff for the 2024-25 NBA season. Perhaps the …

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Bucks’ latest free agent signing sparks Darvin Ham jokes

Darvin Ham has gotten his guy once again. The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to sign to sign veteran forward Taurean Prince, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Wednesday. Prince now returns to the Eastern Conference (where he began his NBA …

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Darvin Ham angling for Doc Rivers’ job in Milwaukee?

Darvin Ham may be playing chess and not checkers as he makes his return to the Milwaukee Bucks. Longtime Milwaukee sportswriter Gery Woelfel reported this week that Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had major input in the team’s recent reunion …

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Darvin Ham lands top assistant coach job with Eastern Conference team

Darvin Ham was fired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers last month, and he has now gotten one of his old jobs back. Ham has agreed to a deal to join the Milwaukee Bucks as their top assistant coach under Doc Rivers, ESPN’s Adrian …

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Lakers reportedly had 1 big complaint about Darvin Ham

Ball may not have been life for Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers. Jovan Buha of The Athletic reported this week on the Lakers’ ongoing search for a new coach. Buha notes that frontrunner JJ Redick leaves “no doubts” about his …

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Western Conference team tried to hire Darvin Ham

Darvin Ham may have been fired by the Los Angeles Lakers after two seasons as their head coach, but he’s still desired by other teams for an assistant role. NBA reporter Marc Stein reported in his column on Sunday that the Phoenix Suns tried to …

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Ex-LeBron James teammate disagrees with Lakers’ firing of Darvin Ham

One of LeBron James’ former teammates thinks the Los Angeles Lakers made the wrong move by firing Darvin Ham. Norris Cole, who played with James for three seasons on the Miami Heat from 2011-2014, joined “Unsportsmanlike” on ESPN …

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Report: Darvin Ham has spoken with big Lakers rival about possible job

Darvin Ham may be going for a revenge job. Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported Thursday that the fired ex-Los Angeles Lakers head coach Ham had some conversations in recent weeks about a potential assistant coaching job with the Golden State …

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Darvin Ham linked to new NBA job after Lakers firing

Darvin Ham’s reputation may not be totally cooked just yet. Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Ham has been suggested as a name to monitor for an assistant coaching job with the Charlotte Hornets. Part of the thinking is that Ham and new Hornets …

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Report: LeBron James was unhappy with 1 of Darvin Ham’s strategies

Los Angeles Lakers executives felt there were significant issues with the team under Darvin Ham this season, which is why the head coach was fired earlier this week. For LeBron James, one of those issues apparently came about very early in the year. …

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Lakers reach decision on head coach Darvin Ham’s future

The Los Angeles Lakers are once again searching for a new head coach. Darvin Ham was fired by the Lakers on Friday, according to multiple reports. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski says Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka informed Ham of the decision …

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Did Darvin Ham call out Lakers starter?

Did Darvin Ham call out one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ starters? That’s what many are wondering. ESPN published a lengthy article Tuesday regarding the Lakers now that the team’s season has come to an end. Ham, who just completed …

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Report: Darvin Ham ‘highly likely’ to be fired by Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season came to an end on Monday night in Denver, and Darvin Ham’s run as the head coach of the team may have ended as well. Not long after the Lakers lost 108-106 to the Nuggets in Game 5 of their Western …

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