Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Darvin Ham makes notable cross-country appearance in between Lakers games

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 3/17/24

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham is certainly having an eventful weekend.

Ham made an appearance on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. The Detroit Pistons were playing the Miami Heat and held a ceremony at halftime to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their 2004 NBA championship team. Ham was among the members of that team to appear on Sunday (including the likes of Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince, Lindsey Hunter, and Mehmet Okur).

THE CHAMPS ARE HERE

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘04 Championship Team pic.twitter.com/ZByjX4rM1Y

— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) March 17, 2024

What was notable about the appearance of Ham, a reserve wing on that 2004 Pistons team, was that he just coached a game in Los Angeles the night before. The Lakers played against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday (a 128-121 loss marred by mechanical issues). Ham also has another game in L.A. to coach on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks. That means he has a pretty quick turn-around with the 4,000-mile roundtrip flight to Detroit and back in less than 48 hours.

Billups, the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, also had a similar situation with appearing in Detroit on Sunday in between games on both Saturday and Monday. But it is a bit easier for him since Portland is on a road trip with a game in nearby Chicago next. When it comes to Ham’s turn-around, that definitely has to rival one that his star player on the Lakers once had.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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