Luke Walton Fired: Here’s Why It’s Not Lebron’s Fault Luke Was a Disaster as Coach

Luke Walton and the Lakers have decided to mutually part ways today, two days after Magic Johnson literally quit the franchise live on air. The Lakers are a mess, but that won’t stop twitter talking heads from blaming Lebron James.

LeBron James has dismissed Luke Walton as the head coach of the Lakers.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 12, 2019

How is it Lebron’s fault that Magic/Luke/Rob thought that this roster was any good? You won 35 games with this team minus Lebron last year but somehow it’s Lebron’s fault that they actually downgraded the roster outside of Lebron’s signing. That’s fine if Lebron was 100% healthy but we all know he got hurt in the Christmas game vs. the Warriors and wasn’t the same afterwards.

I know it’s fun and games to blame Lebron but it’s not his fault the team lost 12/18 games after he got injured. That’s the fault of the guy who put the roster together, and the guy who’s on the floor coaching them.

Needless to say, it’s no surprise both of those guys are no longer employed by the Lakers.