With the botched negotiations with Tyronn Lue completely in their rearview mirrors, the Los Angeles Lakers have moved on to the finger-pointing portion of the proceedings. After such an embarrassing episode, there’s plenty of blame to go around, and a group of people not ready to assume said accountability at the center of everything.
Initially, most thought it was Lakers management’s pushing Jason Kidd on Lue that helped him lose interest, which made sense given Kidd’s proclivity for coups and you know, lack of success as a coach. Then, there were whispers that the Lakers tried to force him to hire Kurt Rambis as an assistant.