The Midwestern City That Made — And Almost Broke — Darvin Ham
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Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
If you say the name Darvin Ham to a basketball fan of a certain age, chances are they’ll think of the time he shattered a backboard playing for Texas Tech during the 1996 NCAA tournament. But what's less known about the Lakers’ first-year head coach is his life before all of this, in Saginaw, Michigan, a life that almost ended when he was just 14 years old. Today, we look at how Ham was shaped by the Midwest city he grew up in, and the tragic accident that nearly ended his life. Plus, can Ham steer the Lakers past Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets as they try to win an improbable NBA title?
Guest: Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
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