Magic Johnson steps down as Lakers’ president of basketball operations - NBCSports
Magic Johnson juggles a lot of balls in his life: family, multiple businesses, charity work, being a spokesman for the NBA on some issues, and much more.
So much that he could never fully commit to being the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, not in the way needed to do the job well. Sources told NBC Sports last summer Magic tended to “parachute in” for a few days a month in the office, throw down a lot of edicts, then leave it for others to clean up the mess.
Magic apparently came to the realization he wasn’t doing the job well and he wasn’t happy doing it. Tuesday, in an impromptu press conference before the Lakers final game of the season, Magic stepped down as the Lakers president of basketball operations. He told the assembled media before he even told team owner — and his good friend — Jeanie Buss.
“I think that with and I, I want to always preserve our relationship with her. And I think I had more fun when I was able to the be big brother and ambassador.”Magic: “It’s hard when you love an organization the way I love this organization. It’s hard when you love a person like I love Jeanie. I don’t want to hurt her. And I love Luke.”While Magic denied this had anything to do with Luke Walton at one point, he later said this.
End of the day, Magic Johnson claims he has too much love for Jeanie Buss to hurt someone she loves in Luke Walton. A high-stakes basketball version of the Gift of the Magi. Stunning.
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