Old Picture Of Lebron James And Darvin Ham Goes Viral After The Hire

LeBron James has his next coach.

On Friday afternoon, it was announced that the Lakers have decided on Darvin Ham as their next head coach after firing Frank Vogel.

The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Darvin Ham as their next head coach, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/3Vo4hMcIuv

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 28, 2022

Shortly thereafter, a picture of Darvin Ham guarding LeBron James in the early 2000s went viral all over the web.

This pic of Darvin Ham guarding LeBron in 2004 😳 pic.twitter.com/KdPRPob82z

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 28, 2022

LeBron James took to Twitter to welcome his newest head coach to Los Angeles.

“So damn EXCITED!!!!!!!! Congrats and welcome Coach DHam!!” he wrote.

Darvin Ham will have his work cut out for him. For now, the Lakers’ failed core of LeBron, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook are set to run it back for the 2022-23 season — with hopes of a better result this time around.

Unfortunately, the chances are slim that the Lakers can get back to their championship-contending form in the near future. But at least LeBron James and Darvin Ham appear to have a clear mutual respect.

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