Tyronn Lue Says He Wants to Keep Coaching Clippers, Passes on Addressing Speculation Over Lakers

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue shouts to his players during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas on April 28, 2024. Jeffrey McWhorter/AP Photo

DALLAS—Tyronn Lue said he wants to be coach of the Los Angeles Clippers for the longterm and declined to address directly speculation that the Lakers would target him in their search after firing Darvin Ham.

Lue was asked about his future and the talk of the Lakers after Dallas ended the Clippers season with a 114–101 victory in Game 6 of a first-round series Friday night, May 3.