The Milwaukee Bucks are your 2024 NBA Cup champions after they knocked off the Oklahoma City Thunder in the final on Tuesday evening. As such, Bucks assistant Darvin Ham improved to an unblemished 14–0 all-time in the NBA's in-season tournament after he won it all last season as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Ham's tenure with the Lakers ended after the 2023-24 season, but he quickly landed on his feet as an assistant for the Bucks under Doc Rivers. He, alongside former Laker and current Buck Taurean Prince, made history Tuesday with Milwaukee becoming the only individuals to win the NBA Cup twice.
Naturally, NBA fans couldn't help but crack some jokes after Ham and the Bucks took home the in-season tournament trophy and he cemented his place in NBA Cup lore.
THE DECEMBER DEMON
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) December 18, 2024
Darvin Ham is now 14-0 in NBA Cup Play
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Darvin Ham is 14-0 in the NBA Cup pic.twitter.com/iKpCNSkk6P
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 18, 2024
Darvin Ham in the In-Season tournament pic.twitter.com/ukhQxpeDBA
— 🕷️ (@xpjhx1) December 18, 2024
Darvin Ham when it’s time to coach an IST game
— TatumsWrld (@wrldoftatum) December 18, 2024
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Me telling my kids about NBA Cup Darvin Ham pic.twitter.com/y2EJIo0sWU
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) December 18, 2024
Fun fact: Taurean Prince and Darvin Ham are 14-0 in the NBA Cup. pic.twitter.com/8Nuira4iFC
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 18, 2024
imagine walking into an Emirates NBA Cup game thinking you’re going to beat a Darvin Ham coached squad
— 🤺 (@philfanacc) December 18, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Bucks Assistant Darvin Ham Won Second Straight NBA Cup And Fans Had Plenty of Jokes.
