With the Los Angeles Lakers sitting at No. 7 in the Western Conference with a 22-22 record, the heat is piling on head coach Frank Vogel.
After the Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets by 37 points, Vogel’s tenure with L.A. could’ve ended Monday had Los Angeles lost in a similar fashion to the Utah Jazz, according to Bill Oram and Sam Amick of The Athletic:
By the time the Lakers and Jazz tipped off on Monday night, sources said, Vogel was coaching for his job after he narrowly avoided being fired in the wake of the 37-point loss in Denver 48 hours earlier. Had a scene like that repeated itself against the Jazz, many believed it would have been Vogel’s last game.
