Tyronn Lue on why he passed on Lakers’ job: ‘I don’t think they had the same respect for me as I felt they should have’

Tyronn Lue: I think, like you said, the perception of where I came from with LeBron being on our team. You automatically think, ‘Oh, LeBron James did everything,’ which he did a lot. But I don’t think they had the same respect for me as I felt they should have. Now, they offered me the job on a three-year deal, but they wanted to pick my coaching staff, and I just wasn’t going to do that. For me, being a championship coach, to take a three-year deal when everyone else is getting five-year deals and more money—and then you want to pick my staff as well—I just thought that was a slap in the face. As a young Black head coach, I thought it would set a bad example for other guys coming up after me.
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