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Lakers fire Ham after 2 postseason appearances

Darvin Ham has been fired as Lakers coach after reaching the Western Conference finals last year and winning the inaugural in-season tournament.

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Why did the Lakers fire Darvin Ham after two seasons?

Adrian Wojnarowski reports on the Lakers' decision to replace Darvin Ham as head coach.

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