Coach Darvin Ham’s tone regarding sitting Davis is a dramatic change of direction from the all-in-to-win tack the Lakers had adopted since the trade deadline.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Amid a cutthroat playoff chase, in a winnable game against a team jockeying alongside them in the Western Conference standings, the Lakers decided to sit star big man Anthony Davis for precautionary reasons.Darvin Ham said less than a week before
Ham’s tone Wednesday night before tip-off against the Oklahoma City Thunder was dramatically different from the all-in-to-win tack the Lakers had adopted since the trade deadline. He said the decision was made in a meeting with the coaching staff and medical staff.
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