It looks like fans weren’t the only ones who wanted Ham gone. According to a report, players on the team also wanted him to be shown the door.

Via Hoops Wire:

“A source told Hoops Wire that Lakers players wanted assistant coach Phil Handy to replace Ham earlier in the season,” wrote Ashish Mathur. “However, Los Angeles owner Jeanie Buss is a fan of Ham and she has never thought about firing him as coach, the source said.

“… LeBron [James], arguably the greatest player in NBA history, has ignored Ham in many huddles this season and communicated with Handy instead on what the Lakers should run, the source said.”

Mathur also named Anthony Davis and forward Rui Hachimura as two players who are down on Ham.

There was at least one report earlier this season about how Lakers players were unhappy about Ham’s coaching. In fact, according to some sources, if the team doesn’t make the playoffs this season, his job may not be safe this summer.

After recently winning nine of 10 games, the Lakers have now lost two in a row, at least partly due to James and Davis being compromised by health issues. They’re clinging to ninth place in the Western Conference and are just half a game ahead of the 10th-seeded Golden State Warriors.