Once Darvin Ham was officially announced as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, he went to work assembling his coaching staff.
He dismissed three members of Frank Vogel’s staff: David Fizdale, who has worked with LeBron James for years, Mike Penberthy, the team’s shooting coach and John Lucas III.
It was perhaps Ham’s way of putting his stamp on his team and distancing himself a bit from Vogel.
