Breaking: Magic Johnson announced he's stepping down as Lakers president of basketball operations during an impromptu news conference Tuesday evening
Magic Johnson will be stepping down as Lakers president of basketball operations, he announced during an impromptu news conference on Tuesday evening before the regular-season finale.
“I was happier when I wasn’t the president,” said Johnson, who mentioned he had not informed owner Jeanie Buss of his decision. “I couldn’t face her to tell her.”Johnson, who served in the role since Feb. 2017, did not say specifically say he hinted strongly to Buss that he wanted to fire coach Luke Walton and that is unlikely to happen now.
Earlier, Walton told reporters in his pregame news conference that he was not worried about his future.Dan Woike contributed to this report.The best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond.
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