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LOS ANGELES — Darvin Ham was still new to the coaching business in 2011, working his third professional job and first with an NBA team. Then-Lakers coach Mike Brown had hired him to be a player development coach, an out-of-the-spotlight role that proved more important to shaping Ham than he…

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New head coach Darvin Ham is wasting no time altering his coaching staff.

There has been talk of the Lakers trading Russell Westbrook for Nets star Kyrie Irving. If it ever happened, it would be a huge coup.

After Colin Cowherd said “John Wall has never made a teammate better,” the veteran Rockets guard responded with “Lol this guy is a joke.”

The answer was intended to project optimism but instead revealed the depths of the Lakers' desperation.

League sources say the Blazers are exploring trades for veterans who can help Damian Lillard lead the team back to the postseason. Bradley Beal and Zach LaVine are potential targets, according to sources. Lillard befriended Beal through their ...

There are good signs already as to the relationship new Lakers head coach Darvin Ham will have with Russell Westbrook.

Coach Darvin Ham explains how he will help Russell Westbrook and LeBron James fit on the Los Angeles Lakers.

The head coach: “Russ is one of the best players our league has ever seen.”

The Lakers officially introduced Darvin Ham as the 28th coach of the organization Monday.