Late Friday night, a report emerged from Joe Vardon at The Athletic after comments from former Bucks assistant and current Lakers head coach Darvin Ham prior to his team’s Game 6 versus the Grizzlies (incidentally coached by another former Bud assistant):
I asked Darvin Ham about Giannis' viral comments about failure. Somebody else may post the video, but here was Ham's response: pic.twitter.com/gksUEWAk5K
— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) April 29, 2023
Not long after, Vardon reached out to the Bucks, who confirmed the loss through a team spokesman.