After being eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second consecutive season, the Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham, the team announced Friday. The decision comes days after the Lakers lost in Game 5 to Denver after Jamal Murray’s second game-winning shot of the series. The Lakers went 47-35 this season, the eighth-best record in the West. They won their play-in tournament game and advanced to face the Nuggets, who they again lost to in a tightly contested series. “We... Read this story
