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Magic Johnson has stepped down from his post as President of Basketball Operations with the Lakers.
Johnson announced the news at an impromptu press conference on Tuesday evening.
Magic Johnson is conducting an impromptu press conference and just stepped down as Lakers president. He said he loves Jeanie Buss like a sister.— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 10, 2019
We were expecting major changes with the Lakers this offseason, but Johnson leaving the team wasn't high on the list.
The Lakers entered the season with high expectations, but injuries to LeBron James, other key players and trade rumors derailed the season.
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The big move everybody was waiting for was head coach Luke Walton to be fired by the Lakers. Nobody saw this coming.
The Lakers were hoping to be big players in the free agent market this summer, but uncertainty in the front office can't possibily help.
Expect this to be the first of many big moves for the Lakers this season.
