Darvin Ham: Lakers need to 'stay healthy' to succeed next season / News - Basketnews.com

The Los Angeles Lakers head coach stressed the importance of staying healthy throughout the season.

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The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs after losing Game 5, 106-108, to the Denver Nuggets.

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The Lakers had a great year, especially in the second half of the season, but they also had to deal with numerous injuries, including in the playoffs.

Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, who has been criticized for his rotation throughout the season, stressed the importance of having everyone available and healthy to bounce back next season.

"Stay healthy. Stay healthy. You take a lot of flak for your rotations, but rotations are secondary. Primary is health," Ham said in a report by The Athletic's Jovan Buha.

"Health is the greatest of wealth. That's pretty much it."

The Lakers lost to the Nuggets for the 12th time in their last 13 matchups, including the sweep in the Western Conference finals last season.

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