NBA rumors: Mike Muscala on trade deadline: I'll be visiting HoopsHype a lot more
May 27, 2022 | 8:51 pm EDT Update
Marc J. Spears: With the hiring of Darvin Ham as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers via @Adrian Wojnarowski, half of the 30 head coaches in the NBA are now black. With Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra (Asian), 16 of the NBA head coaches are of color. The Charlotte Hornets still have an opening.
May 27, 2022 | 8:30 pm EDT Update
Darvin Ham hired as new Lakers head coach
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Lakers have hired Darvin Ham as coach, sources tell ESPN.
Shams Charania: Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Bucks assistant Darvin Ham on a four-year contract.
JaVale McGee would consider re-signing with Suns
JaVale McGee spoke highly of his time in Phoenix throughout the year and said the Suns are on the list of teams he’d consider. “Definitely consider it, definitely consider an opportunity,” he said. “At this point in my career, I’m definitely focused on myself and what’s best for me and my situation and my family. I know what I bring to a team if it’s any organization that I go to. For me, that’s what it’s all about. Make sure I’m valuing myself as much as the team (is) valuing me.”
When McGee got to the NBA, one of the first things his mother preached to him was philanthropy. He took part in the usual turkey drives for Thanksgiving and handing out presents on Christmas but the foundation was a huge step forward to doing even more. The Juglife Foundation has helped get six water wells set up in Uganda and is in the process of putting a sports complex there as well. “We’re just doing a lot of things on that side of the world that people tend to forget about,” McGee said. “Third world countries that really need our help and that’s just what we’re passionate about.”
