The Milwaukee Bucks survived a close game vs. the Orlando Magic.
After a thrilling matchup, Doc Rivers’ team moved on to the NBA Emirates Cup semifinals.
Notably, as pointed out by Bleacher Report, Darvin Ham – currently a top assistant for the Bucks- is still undefeated in the NBA Cup.
Darvin Ham is the only coach who has never lost an NBA Cup game 👏 pic.twitter.com/NGcAA8WF2E
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 11, 2024
It didn’t take long before the fans took to social media to make fun of this accolade.
Darvin Ham’s perfect NBA Cup record speaks for itself. A true winner!
— Space Splits (@SpaceSplits) December 11, 2024
Darvin Ham making history—never lost an NBA Cup game!
— Earth is beautiful (@earthbeautiful0) December 11, 2024
Probably the only thing he gon ever win
— KEEZY BABY 🫶🏽 (@1keezybaby) December 11, 2024
The GOAT coach of the NBA cup. 😭
— 🤜FireFly_Web3🤛 (@Ecobag_Crypto) December 11, 2024
The Los Angeles Lakers went undefeated in the In-Season Tournament with Ham at the helm.
They didn’t fare very well in every other aspect, though.
Ham often looked overmatched and outcoached, and the fans constantly ripped him on social media because of it.
The Lakers eventually decided to part ways with him.
However, as we see now with J.J. Redick, their issues may run deeper than the head coach position.
The Jeanie Buss-Rob Pelinka administration has shuffled head coaches like in a musical chair game, yet the results are pretty much the same.
They even fired Frank Vogel shortly after he coached them to an NBA championship.
The Lakers struggled to find a replacement for Ham.
Even Dan Hurley chose to stay in college.
Multiple pundits warned Redick about the demands that come with coaching the Lakers.
And while he’s not to blame for everything that has gone south for this team this season, those numbers will go on his résumé and his coaching record at the end of the day.
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