It was a difficult season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Armed with Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook: Big things were expected of a team that won an NBA championship two seasons ago. Flash forward to the present, and James is tweeting about postseason games instead of playing in them. Things never came together for Los Angeles during the season. Injuries to both Davis and James hurt, but the most frustrating member of the squad was Westbrook, who never seemed to jell with his… Source link
Read More »Lakers players disrespected head coach Frank Vogel
With the 2021-22 NBA season about to end mercifully for the Los Angeles Lakers, it seems like the firing of head coach Frank Vogel is imminent. On the surface, it would seem like a rash decision to get rid of him when many others share the blame for L.A.’s disastrous season, and especially when one remembers that he coached the team to the world championship literally just 18 months ago. But in reality, Vogel had reportedly lost his connection with his players. During a season in which the… Source link
Read More »Lakers coach Frank Vogel safe despite skid: sources
The Los Angeles Lakers will not be making a personnel move at this juncture and Frank Vogel will travel with the team tomorrow to coach in Orlando on Friday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Vogel’s job security has been a topic of speculation recently as the Lakers have lost four of their last five games, including a 111-104 defeat to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in Los Angeles. In that loss, offseason acquisition Russell Westbrook was benched late in the game. Vogel told reporters after… Source link
Read More »Lakers coach Frank Vogel in danger of losing his job
The Los Angeles Lakers‘ braintrust is leaning heavily toward making coach Frank Vogel the scapegoat for their own failure to build another NBA championship-level roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Vogel was “coaching for his job” during Monday’s victory against the Utah Jazz and will continue to be “evaluated on a game-to-game basis” going forward, according to The Athletic’s Bill Oram and Sam Amick. In other words, Vogel could be fired any day now. The Lakers won the title just… Source link
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