DEVELOPING: D'Antoni Gone From Lakers (UPDATED: Statements Are Out)

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Well that didn't last long...

This was November 15, 2012 after Mike Brown's 1-4 srtart for the Lakers in the 2012-13 season...


Now, after a really really bad season, vibe (and everything else associated with the current Lakers situation), he is out as head coach in the middle of the rebuild that may (or not) involve a 100-percent fit Kobe Bryant...

According to Ramona Shelburne over at the four-letter, D'Antoni has resigned...

More when we know more...

2130 UPDATE: We know more...

From Marc Spears at Yahoo!Sports from his Twitter

We've hit an insurmountable inpass and Mike will no longer be the Laker coach- mike D'Antoni's agent warren LeGarie tells yahoo

And from the Lakers:

Mike D’Antoni has resigned as Head Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, it was announced today by Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Although no timetable has been established, the search for a replacement will begin immediately.

D’Antoni, who was hired by the Lakers to replace Mike Brown on November 12, 2012, had a 67-87 record in his two seasons with the team. He previously was head coach of the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks, and has a career record of 455-426.

“Given the circumstances, I don’t know that anybody could have done a better job than Mike did the past two seasons,” said Kupchak. “On behalf of the Lakers, we thank Mike for the work ethic, professionalism and positive attitude that he brought to the team every day. We wish him the best of luck.”

It's Official... The Lakers Are Awful

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The worst regular season loss in franchise history... and the Lakers actually led 20-16...


Here's Lakers coach (for how long the HQ is unsure) Mike D'Antoni...


The previous "worst loss" was January 9th, 1995, when they lost 129-83 at Portland.
The previous worst home loss was on February 9, 1960, when Boston beat them 129-90.

This Lakers team could end up as the worst-ever in the Los Angeles era and, at 20 games under .500, they're back to being last in the Western Conference.

The Clippers had 8 players in double-figures and the only two who didn't play- Jared Dudley and Jamal Crawford- sat because of injuries. Pau Gasol led the Lakers with 21...