Everyone knows that Frank Vogel is getting fired but Frank Vogel.
If we are honest, he knows it, too, but since no one has officially told him about it, he will work under the premise that he will still be Lakers head coach.
That is why he was cursing out reporters who asked him about it.
Frank Vogel, who led the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA championship in his first season, has coached his final game with the team, a decision expected to be shared with him as soon as Monday, sources told ESPN.
The Lakers’ search for his replacement is expected to be expansive and lengthy — without a clear-cut frontrunner, sources said.
The Lakers concluded a disappointing 33-49 season on Sunday with a 146-141 overtime victory against Denver, after being eliminated from play-in tournament contention on Tuesday.
Vogel, who signed an original three-year contract in 2019 and received a one-year extension through 2022-23 this past offseason, said following Sunday’s game that he hadn’t been told anything about his future with the team.
“I haven’t been told s— and I’m going to enjoy tonight’s game, celebrate what these young guys did in terms of scratching and clawing and getting back in this game and getting a W, and we’ll deal with tomorrow, tomorrow,” he told reporters during his postgame media availability.
Continuity was a constant challenge for Vogel and the Lakers this season, as they had to contend with injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis and a challenging roster construction, including limited shooting and athleticism.
The Lakers did when their last two games played with mostly bench players.
It says a lot that the players didn’t just give up on him once they were eliminated from the playoffs.
You have to know that being a coach of LeBron comes with many risks. You might win a title and get fired two years later.
Flip the pages for Vogel, cursing out the reporters and some of the Twitter reactions.