On January 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. Earlier today, According to The Athlete reporter Sam Amick, Lakers Vogel was "almost" fired by the team after the Lakers' 37-point defeat to the Nuggets by 37 points. With the Lakers beating the Jazz at home, Vogel's coaching crisis was temporarily alleviated.
Earlier today, however, more insider information about Vogel's coaching crisis was revealed. After losing to the Kings, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and senior consultant Kot Lambis met with coach Vogel and assistant coach Fitzdale, According to Lakers reporter Dan Woike. Lambis even attended Tuesday's pre-game coaching meeting, his first offline appearance this season, after he opted for online attendance, and he also proposed to the Lakers coaching staff that the team should use Howard and Jordan Jr. big lineups.
However, just now, according to the media "Laker Central", The Rambis was informed to the media by the Lakers coaching staff, and Laker Central wrote: "Vogel told the world that if he is fired, it will prove the incompetence of the Lakers boss and management." ”
Interestingly, for this report, the Lakers accompanying reporter Harrison Faigen forwarded it, which also greatly increased the credibility of this report.
In this incident, Rambis was undoubtedly a key figure. He has won four championships with the Lakers, was an assistant coach for Phil Jackson after retiring, also served as an assistant coach for Fisher, and served as an interim head coach for the Knicks in 2016, joining the Lakers management in 2018 as a senior consultant.
It has to be said that this incident has undoubtedly made the situation of the Lakers more chaotic today. It should be known that as a big favorite team at the beginning of the game, the Lakers currently have only 22 wins and 22 losses, ranking 8th in the West, which is a very large gap with the expectations of fans and the media. If these messes are not resolved in time, the Lakers' prospects for this season will be even less optimistic.