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    Bill Plaschke: Lakers hiring of Darvin Ham is nuts — and maybe perfect

    LOS ANGELES — Darvin who? At first glance, the hiring of former bench warmer and anonymous assistant Darvin Ham as the Lakers’ new head coach Friday appears to be nuts. He’s never been an NBA head coach or associate head coach, yet he’s suddenly supposed to command the respect of LeBron James? He’s been an assistant coach for a dozen years, yet he’s suddenly supposed to command a tumultuous ...
    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times May 28, 2022 3 minutes
    Acting head coach Darvin Ham of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on Jan. 8, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    LOS ANGELES — Darvin who?

    At first glance, the hiring of former bench warmer and anonymous assistant Darvin Ham as the Lakers’ new head coach Friday appears to be nuts.

    He’s never been an NBA head coach or associate head coach, yet he’s suddenly supposed to command the respect of LeBron James?

    He’s been an assistant coach for a dozen years, yet he’s suddenly supposed to command a tumultuous culture that includes creaky Anthony Davis and combative Russell Westbrook?

    He’s toiled in obscurity for most of his 26

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