Los Angeles, Ca
Lakers have picked next head coach: Reports
An individual with data of the choice says Darvin Ham has accepted a proposal to be the subsequent head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
The individual spoke with The Related Press on Friday on situation of anonymity as a result of the deal has not been publicly introduced.
The 48-year-old Ham is getting his first head teaching job because the twenty eighth coach in Lakers historical past. He has been an assistant to Mike Budenholzer with the Milwaukee Bucks since 2018, and he performed a big function of their run to the 2021 NBA title.
Ham would be the successor to Frank Vogel, who was fired at some point after the Lakers wrapped up some of the disappointing seasons in NBA historical past by going 33-49 and lacking the playoffs.
The Lakers flopped regardless of one other spectacular season from LeBron James, who welcomed his new head coach on social media even earlier than the transfer was publicly introduced.
“So rattling EXCITED!!!!!!!!” James tweeted. “Congrats and welcome Coach DHam!!”
Ham would be the fifteenth Black coach at the moment within the NBA, essentially the most ever at one time.
Ham was a participant improvement assistant coach with Kobe Bryant’s Lakers from 2011-13 on the staffs of head coaches Mike Brown and Mike D’Antoni. Ham then had a five-year stint on the Atlanta Hawks’ workers underneath Budenholzer, creating a popularity as an efficient communicator with versatile tactical data.
Budenholzer’s staffs with the Hawks additionally included Taylor Jenkins, Quin Snyder and Kenny Atkinson, who all grew to become NBA head coaches.
Vogel led the Lakers to the franchise’s seventeenth title precisely 18 months earlier than his firing. He did not coax a profitable season out of a veteran-laden roster led by James, oft-injured Anthony Davis and newcomer Russell Westbrook, who had a dismal first season along with his hometown crew. Westbrook is underneath contract for an additional season with the Lakers.
Ham performed eight seasons within the NBA and received a championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004 earlier than shifting into teaching in 2008. The Michigan native performed collegiately at Texas Tech.
Los Angeles, Ca
3 seriously injured in fiery sports car crash in Angeles Forest
Three people were transported to a Los Angeles County hospital with major injuries Friday morning after they were involved in a fiery crash on the Angeles Forest Highway.
The crash happened before 11 a.m. and involved at least two vehicles, one of which was a Maserati sports car.
First responders found the Maserati crashed on the side of the road with flames engulfing the vehicle. Firefighters were able to knock down the fire around 11:15 a.m. to rescue the injured patients.
According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, three people were transported from the scene, including one person in critical condition.
Video from Sky 5 showed the scorched car on the side of the roadway where it apparently hit the hillside. A second vehicle with major damage, a Toyota van, was being loaded onto a flatbed, with California Highway Patrol officials stating that the vehicle was driven by an innocent bystander traveling in the opposite direction of the Maserati.
A third vehicle, which appeared to be a Porsche, was parked near the side of the road not far from the scene of the crash.
Authorities are investigating the possibility that the Maserati and the Porsche were street racing in the moments leading up to the violent crash.
The crash remains under investigation and the roadway was closed to through-traffic for over an hour as crews cleaned debris from the scene. By 12:20 p.m., all lanes of the roadway were reopened to traffic, according to the CHP incident log.
Los Angeles, Ca
Argument leads to gunfire at San Bernardino County grocery store
A man was arrested for attempted murder after an argument led to gunfire at a San Bernardino County grocery store Thursday.
The suspect was identified as William Timoteo Moller, 37, an Apple Valley resident, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
The incident occurred at a Stater Bros. market on the 21600 block of Bear Valley Road in Apple Valley shortly before 2 p.m.
Deputies responded to an altercation in which Moller reportedly pulled out a handgun and fired at another person. The suspect was arguing with another shopper, an unidentified 37-year-old man, when a handgun was brought out and one round was fired.
No one was injured during the incident, authorities said. The heated altercation prompted employees to evacuate the supermarket.
A 6-year-old boy was also at the scene when the confrontation took place.
Moller was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center on charges of attempted murder. He is being held on $2 million bail.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Deputy K. Mullins with Apple Valley Police at 760-240-7400, or dispatch at 760-956-5001.
Anonymous tips can be provided to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at wetip.com.
Los Angeles, Ca
Woman found dead at bus stop in Mid-Wilshire; police investigating
Police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a bus stop in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles Thursday.
According to Los Angeles police, the body had been at a bus stop on Crenshaw and Olympic Boulevards for around 10-12 hours before being discovered in the afternoon.
Emergency medical staff responded to the scene and after investigating, the woman was confirmed dead.
It’s unclear how she died but police said no foul play was suspected at the time.
A canopy was placed around the bus stop and police tape cordoned off the area as the investigation continued.
Her identity was not released and her cause of death will be determined by the coroner’s office.
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