What has been an awful year for the Los Angeles Lakers just ended with a total shocker as Magic Johnson announced in an impromptu scrum with reporters that he was stepping down as President of Basketball Operations with the Lakers.
Wow. Who saw that coming? I’m guessing nobody, including owner Jeanie Buss, who Magic said he hadn’t told yet before telling reporters.
Magic, of course, was supposed to work with the franchise to bring in some big-name free agents to join LeBron James this offseason but now he’s done with his role as president.
It will be interesting to see what this means for the team moving forward.
Jeanie Buss post this after Magic told the media:
The NBA world shared insights to why the move happened as well as reactions to Magic’s stunning decision:
