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    Bill Plaschke: Should the Lakers fire Darvin Ham? No, that's just dumb.

    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Jan 09, 2024 5 minutes
    Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham points to his team from the sideline against the Los Angeles Clippers during the first half at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.

    LOS ANGELES — The players don't seem to believe in him. The fans are growing tired of him. There are factions throughout the organization that no longer endorse him.

    These days it seems as if all of Laker Nation has coalesced against Darvin Ham, a coach whose job is suddenly in jeopardy just eight months after he led the Lakers to the Western Conference finals.

    This is dumb. This is so dumb. This is dumber than the phony tournament banner the Lakers just raised at Crypto.com Arena. This is dumber than the way D'Angelo Russell shoots and Austin Reaves defends.

    Just when the Lakers organization seemed to wise up and settle down and eschew short-term wins for big-picture gains, here it goes panicking and plotting and going all Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels again.

    Firing Ham would

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