Lakers News: Magic Johnson Reveals Why He Quit, Wanted To Fire Luke Walton, Hire Tyronn Lue
May 20, 2019
Magic Johnson did his first interview Monday morning since abruptly stepping down from his role as the Los Angeles Lakers’ president shortly before the final game of the regular season. The NBA great confirmed on ESPN’s “First Take” that he received pushback regarding his decision to fire former head coach Luke Walton and said he felt backstabbed by general manager Rob Pelinka.