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LeBron James Excited About New Coaching Hire

The Lakers star was thrilled about the hiring of Darvin Ham

Shandel Richardson

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Former Miami Heat player LeBron James was thrilled about his next coach with the Los Angeles Lakers. 

The Lakers hired Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham to replaced the fired Frank Vogel. On Friday, James tweeted his excitement about the hire. 

“So damn EXCITED!!!!!!!! Congrats and welcome Coach DHam!!," James posted on his personal Twitter page. 

Vogel was fired after missing the playoffs just two years removed from winning the NBA championship against the Heat. Ham, who is one of the league's top assistants, will be James' third coach since he joined the Lakers in 2018. 

James, who played in Miami from 2010-2014, enjoyed his most coaching stability with the Heat. Erik Spoelstra remains the only coach to survive a tenure with James without getting fired. 

Spoelstra led the Heat to four consecutive Finals appearances during the stint, winning championships in 2012 and 2013. The Heat are once again closing on another Finals berth. 

They play the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday at FTX Arena in Miami. If the Heat win, it will mark their sixth Finals appearance. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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