It’s official: the Los Angeles Lakers have parted ways with Frank Vogel, who led the team to the 2020 NBA championship, after a disappointing season for the team. The news has been circulating since this morning, however, the franchise announced this afternoon.
According to sources cited by ESPN, the Lakers don’t have a frontrunner for his replacement yet, so the search for a new head coach is expected to be lengthy. Vogel originally signed a three-year contract in 2019, and received a one-year extension this past offseason.
The Lakers concluded their season with a record of 33-49 on Sunday with an overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets. On Tuesday, they were eliminated from play-in tournament contention. Here, check out what social media thinks about the decision.
The Lakers part ways with Frank Vogel: Funniest memes and reactions
While the season was a total disaster for the Lakers, fans aren’t quite sure that Vogel was the one who had to leave the team. Social media reaction has been quite positive for Vogel and his time with the Lakers and many think theHere, check out the funniest memes and reactions:
LeBron getting the Woj notification that Vogel is gone pic.twitter.com/RmNqnVvXhe
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) April 11, 2022
Frank Vogel named as scapegoat for yet another failed LeBron GM season ����. Hate to see it. https://t.co/WwcC78Kycq
— Midas Media (@Midas__Media) April 11, 2022
Firing Frank Vogel for missing the playoffs with that @Lakers team is like giving this to an astronaut and firing him for not making it to the moon. #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/Lpway115QH
— BIG SHOT ROB (@Hoosier3499) April 11, 2022
Frank Vogel showing up to the Lakers facility on Monday pic.twitter.com/YQYmnRtRqa
— #RingerNBA (@ringernba) April 11, 2022
BREAKING NBA NEWS: The Lakers have fired Frank Vogel. — I repeat, LeBron James has successfully ruined the life of yet another head coach.
— Vegan VO (@VOvegan) April 11, 2022
lakers seemed to be positioning vogel to be the scapegoat. i thought he did well in his 1st yr – held lebron accountable, esp on defense. team seemed to buy in.
this past season felt like the players were running the team, to its detriment. no cohesion. no desire to win.
— Steven Le (@steveobot) April 11, 2022
Thank you Frank Vogel for a championship. In one of the most difficult seasons in which we lost Kobe, he led every huddle with “mamba” and led the lakers to a championship. For that, he will always be a laker and we will be rooting for him moving forward. Good luck coach @Lakers
— QuestFor18 (@HisandHerLakers) April 11, 2022
