Lakers Hearth Darvin Ham After Two Seasons

Darvin Ham is out of the job — the Los Angeles Lakers just fired their head coach after two seasons on Friday … days after the Purple and Gold were booted from the playoffs in the first round.

Rumors of a change on the bench started right after LeBron James and Co. lost to the Denver Nuggets … with many pointing the finger at Ham’s lack of leadership or ability to make adjustments.

It wasn’t all bad for Ham — the team did make a solid run in the playoffs last year … and won the inaugural In-Season Tournament back in December.

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka addressed the move in a statement … saying, “We greatly appreciate Darvin’s efforts on behalf of the Lakers and recognize the many accomplishments achieved over the past two seasons including last year’s remarkable run to the Western Conference Finals.”