Darvin Ham on his relationship with Kobe Bryant

During his first press conference as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Darvin Ham, who was a player development assistant coach with the Lakers from 2011-13 on the staffs of head coaches Mike Brown and Mike D’Antoni, shared some of his thoughts on his relationship with the team’s legend Kobe Bryant: “He’s a big part of why I was able to grow the way I did as a coach.”