LeBron spoke positively about Frank Vogel amid reports that the Lakers are firing their head coach
Frank Vogel’s tenure as Lakers head coach had not officially ended by the time LeBron James spoke to the media on Monday morning, but all reports indicate that. James was asked about his time working with Vogel in Los Angeles, and was complimentary about the 48-year-old coach’s tenure.
“I respect Frank as a coach, as a man,” James said. “Our partnership that we’ve had over a few years here has been nothing but candid, great conversations. He’s a guy that gives everything to the game … at the end of the day, I don’t know what’s going to happen with Frank being here, but I’ve got nothing but respect for him.”
Within minutes of Los Angeles finishing its final game of the season Sunday night, a largely meaningless win over the Nuggets,that would be the final game Frank Vogel coached for the franchise. The Lakers will now reportedly embark on a “lengthy and expansive” search for the next coach to work with LeBron James and whichever other Lakers are still on the roster next season.
When asked in Sunday’s postgame press conference about Wojnarowski’s report, Vogel said, “I haven’t been told s---,”
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