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The Los Angeles Lakers will look for the 29th head coach in franchise history. The search will be extensive as the Lakers want to avoid looking for another head coach two or three years from now. It’s still being determined what direction the front office wants to take, but they’ll check on everybody, including long-time assistant and current Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee. The Athletic’s Jovan Buha and Shams Charania have reported that Lee could be added as a potential candidate for the Purple and Gold. Lee has an extensive background as an assistant coach, which makes him a strong…

A former Los Angeles Lakers player during the Kobe Bryant era has died. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Saturday that ex-Lakers guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. No details were given on the cause of death for Morris. The University of Michigan, where Morris attended college, also confirmed the news of his death with a tribute post. Morris was Michigan’s leading scorer during the 2010-11 season, also setting a then-Wolverines record that year for most assists in a single season (235). He was picked in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft by…

On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers were bounced from the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second year in a row and on Friday, they officially announced the firing of head coach Darvin Ham. Ham coached the Lakers for two seasons to a record of 90-74 and his accolades included a Western Conference Finals appearance and an NBA In-Season Tournament championship. Even the successes he found as Lakers coach, he was ousted with two years left on his contract. Was this the right move? According to our latest SB Nation Reacts poll, Lakers fans agree with letting go of…

The Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Darvin Ham after an 11-game losing streak in the playoffs. Friday’s dismissal of Ham comes four days after the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the NBA Playoffs by the Denver Nuggets, with a final score of 108-106. The losing streak was broken in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series, with a final loss in Game 5. It was the second straight year the Nuggets eliminated the Lakers. Ham was at the helm for only two years, following a brief run from Frank Vogel, who was the Lakers head…

Like any team, the Green Bay Packers have had their ups and downs. But winning two Super Bowls in the past three decades is more success than most can claim. However, after having Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, the Packers are also often criticized for not winning more Lombardi Trophies despite having two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks in that same time period. One of the Packers’ biggest knocks, at times, has been not having an elite, go-to receiver that Rodgers, Favre, and now Jordan Love can rely on. Randy Moss would have fixed that. While the Packers were never…

The New England Patriots continue the process of filling out their roster following the NFL Draft, with the latest move addressing the place kicker position. On Thursday, the team acquired veteran free agent Joey Slye. Slye is the second kicker on the Patriots’ roster at the moment. What does signing him mean for the club, though? Let’s find out. The Patriots put some pressure on Chad Ryland A fourth-round draft pick by the Patriots last year, Chad Ryland managed to secure the kicker job as a rookie over incumbent veteran Nick Folk. While the arrow appeared to be pointing in…

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have are in need of some reinforcements at wide receiver and some have floated former Bengals standout Tyler Boyd as a possible option on the free agent market. But there’s been little, if any, movement on a deal for Boyd to join the Steelers and there’s one particular reason for that, according to Mark Kaboly of The Athletic. “The Steelers have kept in close contact with Boyd’s camp, but it’s highly unlikely he will sign with them, as they want Boyd on a one-year deal, and he’s seeking a multiyear contract,” Kaboly wrote this week.…

AUSTIN — Former Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Byron Murphy II revealed in a recent podcast interview that he had an odd pre-draft meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Murphy ended up being selected at No. 16 overall by the Seattle Seahawks, four picks before Pittsburgh was on the clock in the first round. “The weirdest thing I did, I was meeting with Pittsburgh,” Murphy told Real Halk Talk. “They made me face a wall. Made me do something with my hands and squat all the way down. And then made me do it again. I guess they were just trying to…

$72 million Pro Bowler and wide receiver, DK Metcalf may move on from the Seattle Seahawks in a blockbuster trade this offseason. Rumors are heating up since the Steelers are working the phones in an attempt to land a top-flight receiver. The other receivers they’re reaching out to are Brandon Aiyuk and Courtland Sutton, it seems like they haven’t been able to land one since trading Diontae Johnson to the Panthers. However, Metcalf sounds like an intriguing option for the Steelers due to his previous connection with Russell Wilson. Adding any of these receivers would bolster the Steelers’ offense since…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are tampering with fire and their desire to expose quarterback Justin Fields as a kick return specialist is naive. Steelers running back Jaylen Warren told Cam Heyward on his Not Just Football podcast the team was open to the idea. “I think it’s pretty good,” Warren said of the new format, per ESPN. “As soon as you touch the ball, that’s when everything starts to happen. “Our special teams coordinator was talking about Justin Fields being back there. We’re like, ‘Hold up, hold up.’ We looked at him like, ‘Justin Fields is about to be back there?’…