The Lakers officially announced the firing of coach Frank Vogel on Monday and it simultaneously released a graphic with “Thank you, coach” as a caption.
This was a strange sequence all around for the Lakers. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported that he had coached his last game with the Lakers immediately after their regular-season finale Sunday night. But when Vogel was asked about the report after the game, he said, “I haven’t been told s---.”
Even during his last media availability of the season Monday morning, LeBron James said he has not been told that Vogel was fired.