New Lakers Coach Darvin Ham Praises God: ‘He’s The Master of All Plans’
By Movieguide® Contributor
The new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Darvin Ham, is putting his faith at the forefront of his work, thanking God before anything else.
The team’s general manager Rob Pelinka introduced Ham at a press conference, and the new coach immediately professed his faith.
“First of all, I want to thank God,” he started. “Coming from where I come from, I was raised in a household with strong, spiritual faith, belief in God and His Son Jesus Christ, so I want to start with that. Everything I’ve been able to overcome in my life, along with the people around me, it’s been that spirit that was instilled in me as a youngster.”
Ham also spoke about how God’s plan for him and timing led him to this job.
“Timing is everything,” the coach explained. “Like I said, I put my faith in God. He’s the master of all plans, and I just want to take this time to thank all of those teams that passed on me so I could end up right back where I need to be. It’s all good. I’m good — trust me.”
“You live, you learn, you seek out an opportunity, and if you don’t get it, you just keep getting better and keep trying to add more things to your repertoire,” Ham concluded.
Ham played in the NBA from 1996 to 2008, and even worked as an assistant coach for the Lakers from 2011 to 2013. He also served as an assistant for the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Ham is far from the only basketball star to publicly proclaim his faith. Movieguide® previously reported on NBA star Dwight Howard:
NBA all-star Dwight Howard dominated the league early in his career after the Orlando Magic took him as the first pick in the 2004 draft straight out of high school.
Although Howard was an outspoken Christian, the three-time defensive player of the year confessed that it was difficult to hold to beliefs as a 20-year-old with millions of dollars.
“My mission was to preach God’s Word in the NBA, use the NBA as a platform for God,” Howard toldCBN in 2016. “There’s times where it was very overwhelming. It was like, man, this is so much that everything is at my disposal. All I got to do was just go reach and it’s mine.”
“When I’m on the floor and I let people see the guy they meet, whether that be me having fun blocking the shot and smiling, dunking and smiling, or whatever it may be, we’re just having fun and playing with peace and joy,” Howard said at the time.
“Man, [Jesus is] just my rock. My foundation when things are going wrong, when I’m at a bad place, when I’m sad, I feel like he’s there,” Howard concluded. “He hurts when I sin, but instead of him turning his back on me, he’s like, ‘hey, come back. I still love you. I’m not going to leave. I’m here for you.’”
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