Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson really likes Brandon Ingram. As the Los Angeles Lakers team president told ESPN Los Angeles, per USA Today‘s A.J. Neuharth-Keusch: “I would say probably the only player that we would say, ‘Hey’ — that we would probably not move — is Brandon Ingram,” Johnson told ESPN Los Angeles on Thursday. “I think that we’re excited [...]

If you thought it was hard for Jeanie Buss to fire brother Jim Buss and longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak, you’re right. But the decision, though gutting, was made easier by the fact that Buss and Kupchak were basically ignoring Magic Johnson, who, at the time, was a special consultant to the Los Angeles Lakers. [...]

Mark Cuban has never been one to bite his tongue, so why should he start now? For a while now, there has been bad blood between he and the Lakers brass. Those ill feelings apparently continue now that Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka are now the new President of Basketball Operations an General Manger respectively. [...]

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are considered the two greatest rivals in NBA history, from their classic showdown in the final of the 1979 NCAA Tournament as members of Indiana State and Michigan State respectively, to their east coast, west coast rivalry that overtook the NBA in the 1980s and resurrected the league from a [...]

If the Los Angeles Lakers are dedicated to becoming a free-agent destination again, they made the right move in canning Mitch Kupchak and demoting Jerry Buss in favor of offering more power to Magic Johnson. During an interview with CBS Sacramento’s the Lo-Down radio show, USA Today‘s Sam Amick suggested stars around the league wouldn’t have as [...]

When the Los Angeles Lakers brought Magic Johnson into the fold a few weeks ago, who knows what their long-term intent was. It was evident from the very beginning that Magic wanted an elevated level of control in the team’s front office. He was not bashful about that assertion even though the team never publicly [...]

If Magic Johnson has his way, Jim Buss won’t be the Los Angeles Lakers’ Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for much longer. No, seriously, he said as much (kind of) during an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, per the Los Angeles Times’ Tania Ganguli (h/t Silver Screen and Roll): [tweet https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/831607998053167104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Don’t worry Lakers fans, I’m [...]

It was announced last week that quite possibly the great Los Angeles Laker and the most successful Laker of all-time was returning to the organization in an advisory role. Johnson played 13 seasons for the team, winning 5 NBA championships and 5 Regular Season MVP awards. He has also coached and been involved with the [...]

After game 2 of the Finals, Klay Thompson mentioned in the post-game presser that the Golden State Warriors would beat the Showtime Lakers. Klay said that with a smile because his father Mychal Thompson, a former #1 overall pick, played with the Showtime Lakers and was a part of their championship runs. Naturally, the elder [...]

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