Anthony Davis Blames Darvin Ham For Game 2 Loss

The comments Windhorst refers to here were spoken in the post-game press conference after the Lakers gave up a 20-point lead to the Nuggets in the fourth quarter. Davis, who was inexplicably shut out of the offense down the stretch, blatantly called out his coach and admitted that there were stretches where the team had no clue what they were doing on the court.

Naturally, Ham fired back against those comments and chalked it up to "frustration" on the part of Davis, but they are criticisms that many fans and experts are inclined to agree with. All season long, Darvin has made questionable decisions including things like starting Taurean Prince over Austin Reaves, denying a bigger role for Rui Hacmimura, and giving 39-year-old LeBron James such a heavy workload.

Now, it seems his very schemes are being called into question as the Lakers get exposed in the post-season for the second straight year. With no answers on how to stop the Nuggets or any practical solution on how to keep up with Nikola Jokic, the Lakers are just not prepared to win this series and it's not an easy pill to swallow.

Darvin Ham Is On The Hot Seat In Los Angeles

After a run to the Western Conference Finals last season, the Lakers hoped to build on their success and potentially add another championship in LeBron James' last stand in LA. But when they returned with mostly the same roster as the previous campaign, it wasn't a huge shock when the Lakers struggled to crack the top six.

Despite a relatively healthy season from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers couldn't keep up with the competition in the West and younger teams like the Timberwolves, Thunder, Mavericks, and Pelicans have already passed them by.

Without a major roster change, the only real move to make for the Lakers is replacing Darvin Ham. After a whole season of chirping about his job security, it seems his time is very nearly up and the signs are starting to show that he's losing the ears of his players in the locker room.

For now, with their season on the line, the Lakers have every reason to be frustrated and it makes sense to take it out on someone else. But if they don't change soon and start to show some signs of improvement, the patience will wear thin from the front office and Davin will find himself on the other end of a coaching replacement.