Fans flock to social media after Lakers hire Frank Vogel, Jason Kidd
The Los Angeles Lakers finally have their new coach.
The Lakers hired former Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic coach Frank Vogel on Saturday afternoon, reportedly reaching a three-year deal. Vogel will take over for Luke Walton, who split with the organization just days after the regular season ended.
The news, naturally, sent the basketball world flocking to social media.
LeBron and Lakers fans right now pic.twitter.com/99bCkPK1xX
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 11, 2019
Frank Vogel hired as new #Lakers head coach
Laker fans: pic.twitter.com/NrnKrUmDQW— Eugene Buenaventura (@_EugeneTV) May 11, 2019
The Lakers hire Frank Vogel as coach.
Me after realizing it's never going to get better. pic.twitter.com/0rZfBoPsKC— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) May 11, 2019
#Lakers pic.twitter.com/WT7xWxmdSs
— Rick Camp (@RickCamp670) May 11, 2019
Everyone needs to chill with the Wikipedia edits... 💀 pic.twitter.com/2Ll7ndCXn2
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 11, 2019
Frank Vogel: “I need that Luke Walton deal!”
Lakers: pic.twitter.com/YCwfFaN4jQ— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 11, 2019
The city of LA should force the Buss family to sell the Lakers. #Lakers #LakersProtest https://t.co/qrQEU7HF1t
— Ross Gerber (@GerberKawasaki) May 12, 2019
*The Lakers hire Frank Vogel
Lakers fans: pic.twitter.com/kwcmQWPkR4— Reese Waters (@reesewaters) May 11, 2019
It’s so ugly fam... so ugly. My king deserves better pic.twitter.com/3pN3K1tDnO
— DeMario Jackson (@demariojackson_) May 11, 2019
#Lakers fans, let the Vogal jokes begin. #NBA pic.twitter.com/uNJWqSwjJL
— Jonathan Yefet (@JYefet) May 11, 2019
me, in January holding back my "i told you so" when Bron is tuning Vogel out and Lakers fans are wondering aloud about wether or not Kidd would be a better coach for the team while Windhorst is doing 15 minute rants on sportscenter about the bts drama surrounding the Lakers pic.twitter.com/o6o9dPAMtF
— Boogie Bousins (@bansky) May 11, 2019
Beautiful marriage in the making @Lakers pic.twitter.com/R553cwcDlu
— Brendan Tobin (@Brendan_Tobin) May 11, 2019
LeBron looking at Twitter like pic.twitter.com/RaA8NqJe6K
— Kristopher London 2Hype (@IamKrisLondon) May 11, 2019
Jason Kidd is also joining Vogel’s staff in a “prominent assistant coaching role,” following his more than three-year stint with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Fans had plenty of opinions about that hire, too.
FRANK VOGEL!? AND JASON KIDD!? pic.twitter.com/ywr6xbrxv4
— Roy Bellamy (@roybelly) May 11, 2019
"Prominent assistant"
Jason Kidd: pic.twitter.com/EpRlZIMj4M— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) May 12, 2019
How Jason Kidd looking at LeBron after every Lakers loss pic.twitter.com/OIlUfRsmde
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 11, 2019
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 11, 2019
Kidd trying to swipe Vogel’s job two months in https://t.co/13O1rsYKrn pic.twitter.com/MfLKyzW9Gu
— noah (@noahrohlfing) May 11, 2019
That's "Coach Kidd" now. pic.twitter.com/NPYDx0FP9D
— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) May 11, 2019
Frank Vogel sounds like a firing halfway through the season and Jason Kidd becoming head coach.
— Tyler Greever (@WIBWTyler) May 11, 2019
*at some point in the not too distant future*
Frank Vogel: ...
Jason Kidd: pic.twitter.com/KdCilTdC2K— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) May 11, 2019
Frank Vogel and Jason Kidd discussing gameplans next season: pic.twitter.com/BawNFQIhTk
— Winning Culture (@JakeOnSixers) May 11, 2019
Jason Kidd during Frank Vogel’s entire tenure pic.twitter.com/QJ61pnhNZ3
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) May 11, 2019
Agreeing to have Jason Kidd on staff is like letting Littlefinger be one of your advisors. Watch your back, Frank.
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) May 11, 2019
Jason Kidd after being added to Frank Vogel’s staff as an “extremely prominent assistant” pic.twitter.com/s7z0ikidDK
— Akshay Mirchandani (@amirchandani0) May 11, 2019
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