The Hall of Famer regretted a post he sent to social media after the Lakers were eliminated.
"Laker Nation, I have to apologize to the Lakers organization," Johnson, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday."It was injuries that plagued the Lakers this season, not load management."
Johnson blamed load management for the reason Los Angeles finished with the Western Conference's No. 7 seed and claimed the Nuggets were both mentally and physically tougher in their playoff series.
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