The relationship between Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham and team star Anthony Davis seems to be rapidly deteriorating.

Following L.A.’s Game 2 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of this year’s NBA Playoffs, Davis went to the media and publicly called out the coaching staff.

“We have stretches where we don’t know what we’re doing on both ends of the floor,” Davis said plainly.

Ham didn’t take kindly to that. He fired back at Davis the next day.

“I think sometimes the plays don’t turn out the way you think they should. The frustration sets in a little bit,” Ham said.

“I don’t think it’s, for us, not being organized. I have incredibly talented coaches all along my staff. … We pride ourselves on being highly efficient and organized. I’d just chalk that up to being frustrated. It’s an emotional game, the way it ended, so I’ll agree to disagree on that one.”

Things escalated further during the Lakers’ Game 3 loss to Denver, when a video caught Davis giving Ham this death glare:

Big picture, the Nuggets have owned L.A. over the last few years. They have now beaten them 11 straight times.

Davis is right to be frustrated.

The coaching staff deserves a lot of blame.

Will Ham be able to survive this offseason and return to the Lakers as the team’s head coach next year? Time will tell.