Magic Johnson shocks - well, everyone - and announces hes stepping down as president of the Lakers. Says hes not yet spoken to Jeanie Buss to tell her. Says hes sick of tampering rules, hes tired of the backstabbing & says he didnt want to disappoint Jeanie by firing Luke. pic.twitter.com/m50VKQmmDR
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 10, 2019
Adrian Wojnorowski said Johnson “never fully committed to the job.”“Since taking over as president of the Lakers, Magic Johnson never fully committed to the job. Often he was traveling and away from the team. His office hours were limited. He didn’t do a lot of scouting. Running an NBA team takes a tremendous commitment of time and energy