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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Dan Woike

Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel after season burdened by injuries and turmoil

The Lakers fired coach Frank Vogel on Monday just two years after he led the team to its 17th NBA championship and first since 2010.

In the seasons since, Vogel's teams have been decimated by injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers losing in the first round of the 2021 playoffs before missing the postseason in 2022. It culminated with a 49-loss season during which the Lakers were never more than three games over .500 and in which Vogel used 40 starting lineups.

In three seasons with the team, Vogel went 127-98. In 11 seasons of professional coaching, he's 431-289.

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