Lakers fire Darvin Ham after 2 seasons as the team’s head coach

After just two seasons at the helm, the Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday morning – a decision that seemed unlikely just a year ago but seemed inevitable after how the Lakers’ 2023-24 season transpired.

Rumors of Ham’s declining job security had been circulating for months, with his dismissal expected since the Lakers’ season ended with their Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets in a first-round playoff series on Monday night at Ball Arena.

Ham finished his Lakers tenure...