LeBron James Breaks Silence on Reports Frank Vogel Could be Fired as Lakers Coach

LeBron James doesn’t think Frank Vogel should be fired. There have been too many rumors about Vogel’s potential departure from LA. Yes, the front office was a bit frustrated when the Lakers lost the game to the Denver Nuggets by 37 points. He was coaching to keep his job. Luckily, the Lakers won the game to the Utah Jazz. It didn’t last long and the Lakers lost the game to struggling Indiana Pacers team.

Vogel was a bit frustrated and he didn’t let Russell Westbrook finish the game. Westbrook’s benching added fuel to the fire. Well, LeBron said Lakers coaches have done a good job.

“Coaching staff has been great,” the four-time NBA champion said. “They’ve put us in a position to suceed and it’s up to us to by in and handle business. There’s always things that we all can do better but there’s no blame.”

“Listen, I’m not in the business of pointing fingers or pointing blame or trying to put a quote at the end or at the start of someone’s commentary of what they feel our coaching staff or Frank is or what Russ is or what I am or AD. If it’s not positive for me, I’m cool. It’s not my lane. I’m not a negative person.”

LeBron, Lakers players know that Frank Vogel shouldn’t be fired

Vogel heard all the rumors about his firing. He doesn’t think that the Lakers have a reason to fire him.

“I don’t feel like I’m under siege. It’s not hard to do my job. I’m very focused on the task at hand; I’ve always been that way. It’s really not up to me whether (speculation is) fair or not, it comes with the territory, comes with being the Lakers coach, we have high expectations, this fan base really cares, it’s a big market and I wouldn’t want it any other way, to be honest with you.

“Everyone is working together to leave no stone unturned in terms of getting this thing going in the right direction. And we all have a great working relationship where we’re trying to figure out things together. We won a championship this way, and I feel good about our process.”

LeBron: "I don’t think we played poorly tonight. I think in the 4th quarter a guy got hot and exploited our game plan.”

Melo on the Lakers' 4th quarter run: "We was sticking to what our schemes was. LeVert is a player who knows how to play in those small spots."

— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) January 20, 2022

Vogel and his players have to win more games in the upcoming period. The head coach has to keep his job.