There are reports that Ham is losing the locker room and doesn’t have the support of the team’s veteran players, most notably James. 
The NBA’s first 40,000-point scorer has reportedly told his teammates to ignore Ham’s instructions during time-outs and instead call his plays.
While James is undoubtedly good at making friends and influencing people, it’s perhaps not a good sign that he’s doing it at Ham’s expense.
Of course, whether James will remain with the Lakers beyond this season remains to be seen.
Ham would prefer to keep his job beyond this season, and for that to happen, the Lakers need to make a run in March.
They need to build on what they did in February and perhaps reach an even higher level of play.
The biggest obstacle may not be James’s prorated insubordination but rather the schedule the Lakers have to play.
