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The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons and with two years remaining on his contract, ESPN reported on Friday afternoon. The decision came four days after the Lakers were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets from the playoffs for the second straight season, this time in a five-game Western Conference first-round series following a four-game sweep in the conference finals last year. Ham went 90-74 (.549) during the regular season and 11-12 (.478) in the postseason, including two play-in tournament wins, since being hired to replace Frank Vogel in 2022.
Second-year coach Darvin Ham was fired by the Lakers after earning the seventh seed and suffering a first-round playoff loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Despite a trip to the Western Conference finals in his first season with the team, the Lakers are now ready to look for a replacement for Darvin Ham.