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Rest In Peace KOBE
Linda Rambis the consultant
..atleast if it was Kurt..you can kind of understand.. but Linda 
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..atleast if it was Kurt..you can kind of understand.. but Linda 
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Walton has great leverage now, he’s wanted by Cavs and kings. Dude is not gonna fire his friends and Lakers will cave
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#FirePelinka
Linda Rambis the consultant
I don't care how much they like him. Other GMs and agents DO NOT want to do business with him. You cannot keep someone like that. Its not like he is doing a great job either. Every single move he has made as GM has been a bad one.
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Charania: Magic’s sudden departure still baffling, but he was clearly over the job and all of its sideshows
By Shams Charania 24m ago
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Around Magic Johnson, the pressure and criticism continued to mount. Here he was, an iconic figure in NBA lore, brought in as President of Basketball Operations by his beloved Lakers to help guide them out of obscurity, now facing all the fallout of a failed season and a franchise in crisis.
So before his unforeseen resignation on Tuesday night, Johnson told confidants that he was becoming uncomfortable with the shots coming his way, uncomfortable with the people surrounding him on the job, and that he wanted to return to being just Magic Johnson instead of president Magic Johnson, the one who was charged with scouting, managing a staff and many other day-to-day responsibilities.
One of the headaches and near-debacles of the final stretch of Johnson’s tenure came in late February. In what could have been a catastrophe, the Lakers needed to prevent point guard Lonzo Ball from undergoing a potential unauthorized surgery on his left ankle that was planned by estranged former business partner Alan Foster and with LaVar Ball’s knowledge, multiple team and league sources told The Athletic.
Lonzo Ball traveled to Ohio in late February to potentially go through with a procedure on his injured ankle, pushed by Foster, a source familiar with the situation told The Athletic. The family had experience with the doctor who would perform the procedure as he had also operated on LiAngelo Ball, the source said.
The Lakers found out about Ball’s situation when Lonzo Ball called General Manager Rob Pelinka, and the organization informed him that they would not allow it and could void his contract if he went through with the procedure, sources said. The Lakers then arranged transportation to bring Ball home, sources said. This could have been a disastrous moment for the Lakers, with a core player potentially undergoing a procedure that could have blindsided the organization. But Johnson and Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka communicated with those around Lonzo, working with his then-agent Harrison Gaines to squash the procedure and bring him back to Los Angeles, sources around the team with knowledge of the situation said. Gaines declined to comment when reached by phone.
Johnson and Pelinka then accompanied Ball to his doctor appointments to ensure the guard was back on track with the Lakers’ rehab regimen, league sources said. Sources around the Lakers say Johnson frequently spent time around his players, such as Brandon Ingram and Ball, during times they were undergoing medical recovery. Ball suffered grade 3 ankle sprain on Jan. 19 and would ultimately miss the remainder of the season.
Ball, meanwhile, has since shuffled those around him by hiring Creative Artists Agency to represent him. He filed a lawsuit against Foster alleging in excess of $2 million in damages.
But this Ball situation was just another example of the kind of sideshows that occurred during Magic’s reign in L.A., and the lack of stability around the organization. It is one of the things that Magic Johnson will surely not miss and probably no longer wanted to be a part of.
When Lakers owner Jeanie Buss hired Johnson as President in Feb. 2017, those around the organization — many of whom have known Johnson for a long time — should have known Magic’s role would be different than it would be for most any other person who holds that kind of position around the NBA. He was never going to be the first staffer in the office preparing to scout a college game or campaigning with Buss or Linda Rambis, Jeanie’s top advisor. He wasn’t even around the staff every day. He was Magic. These were all obvious traits coming into the job and it made the importance of surrounding Magic with a strong staff that much more essential.
The Lakers are expected to be patient with their approach in moving forward to find a potential new voice, sources familiar with their thinking say. Around the league, people understood the Lakers’ medical staff was under the spotlight, too. The process to address that is underway, with trainer Marco Nuñez having been fired.
Pelinka and head coach Luke Walton conducted exit meetings with players on Wednesday, sources said and, for now, both will be looked upon to provide stability ahead of Buss’ search for the team’s next president.
Those around the Lakers cannot fully pinpoint the reason, or reasons, for Johnson’s sudden resignation. They were caught off guard. Johnson also dismissed any potential misconduct allegations as being the reason for his sudden departure. He said, during his impromptu resignation address to reporters on Tuesday, that his plan was to fire Walton, but that he didn’t want to be the person to do it because Buss has long been a supporter of Walton.
“I don’t want to put her in the middle of us, even though she said, ‘Hey, you can do what you want to do,’“ Johnson said.
“I know she has great love for (Walton) and great love for me.”
Did Johnson truly have that power? Would Buss have supported Johnson’s move publicly, if he had fired Walton, or would she have distanced herself? Those are questions those closest to him have asked.
As The Athletic detailed in an extensive report of the Lakers’ season earlier on the very day Magic would step down from his post, that the blame for the Lakers’ failure can be spread across the organization, not simply on Magic.
The Lakers went 37-45, after a 20-14 start before the groin strain suffered by LeBron James on Christmas Day that sidelined him over a month. There were grave concerns over the Lakers’ ability to sign a top free agent this summer, despite Johnson’s promise to deliver one months earlier. Perhaps Johnson had begun to see the writing on the wall, and wanted to attempt to maintain his good name and stature in place — around the league and especially among Lakers fans.
For his part, James understood what came with the four-year commitment to the Lakers last summer.
What he and no one else could have seen coming was Johnson stepping down less than a year after receiving James’ agreement to come to play for the Lakers. Johnson’s fate was not in James’ hands. The allure of James to potential free agent targets still exists in favor of the organization, and James’ longest summer of recovery time in just under a decade will allow his body to fully heal. He should enter next season fully regenerated and bursting out of the starting gate.
Johnson was over the job as Lakers president. That much is clear. He will forever be an icon in L.A. and the NBA, and will always be an ambassador for both. That much is also clear. What is unclear, for now, is what will happen next, but The Lake Show — and all that comes with it — will definitely go on.
(Top Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
By Shams Charania 24m ago
Around Magic Johnson, the pressure and criticism continued to mount. Here he was, an iconic figure in NBA lore, brought in as President of Basketball Operations by his beloved Lakers to help guide them out of obscurity, now facing all the fallout of a failed season and a franchise in crisis.
So before his unforeseen resignation on Tuesday night, Johnson told confidants that he was becoming uncomfortable with the shots coming his way, uncomfortable with the people surrounding him on the job, and that he wanted to return to being just Magic Johnson instead of president Magic Johnson, the one who was charged with scouting, managing a staff and many other day-to-day responsibilities.
One of the headaches and near-debacles of the final stretch of Johnson’s tenure came in late February. In what could have been a catastrophe, the Lakers needed to prevent point guard Lonzo Ball from undergoing a potential unauthorized surgery on his left ankle that was planned by estranged former business partner Alan Foster and with LaVar Ball’s knowledge, multiple team and league sources told The Athletic.
Lonzo Ball traveled to Ohio in late February to potentially go through with a procedure on his injured ankle, pushed by Foster, a source familiar with the situation told The Athletic. The family had experience with the doctor who would perform the procedure as he had also operated on LiAngelo Ball, the source said.
The Lakers found out about Ball’s situation when Lonzo Ball called General Manager Rob Pelinka, and the organization informed him that they would not allow it and could void his contract if he went through with the procedure, sources said. The Lakers then arranged transportation to bring Ball home, sources said. This could have been a disastrous moment for the Lakers, with a core player potentially undergoing a procedure that could have blindsided the organization. But Johnson and Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka communicated with those around Lonzo, working with his then-agent Harrison Gaines to squash the procedure and bring him back to Los Angeles, sources around the team with knowledge of the situation said. Gaines declined to comment when reached by phone.
Johnson and Pelinka then accompanied Ball to his doctor appointments to ensure the guard was back on track with the Lakers’ rehab regimen, league sources said. Sources around the Lakers say Johnson frequently spent time around his players, such as Brandon Ingram and Ball, during times they were undergoing medical recovery. Ball suffered grade 3 ankle sprain on Jan. 19 and would ultimately miss the remainder of the season.
Ball, meanwhile, has since shuffled those around him by hiring Creative Artists Agency to represent him. He filed a lawsuit against Foster alleging in excess of $2 million in damages.
But this Ball situation was just another example of the kind of sideshows that occurred during Magic’s reign in L.A., and the lack of stability around the organization. It is one of the things that Magic Johnson will surely not miss and probably no longer wanted to be a part of.
When Lakers owner Jeanie Buss hired Johnson as President in Feb. 2017, those around the organization — many of whom have known Johnson for a long time — should have known Magic’s role would be different than it would be for most any other person who holds that kind of position around the NBA. He was never going to be the first staffer in the office preparing to scout a college game or campaigning with Buss or Linda Rambis, Jeanie’s top advisor. He wasn’t even around the staff every day. He was Magic. These were all obvious traits coming into the job and it made the importance of surrounding Magic with a strong staff that much more essential.
The Lakers are expected to be patient with their approach in moving forward to find a potential new voice, sources familiar with their thinking say. Around the league, people understood the Lakers’ medical staff was under the spotlight, too. The process to address that is underway, with trainer Marco Nuñez having been fired.
Pelinka and head coach Luke Walton conducted exit meetings with players on Wednesday, sources said and, for now, both will be looked upon to provide stability ahead of Buss’ search for the team’s next president.
Those around the Lakers cannot fully pinpoint the reason, or reasons, for Johnson’s sudden resignation. They were caught off guard. Johnson also dismissed any potential misconduct allegations as being the reason for his sudden departure. He said, during his impromptu resignation address to reporters on Tuesday, that his plan was to fire Walton, but that he didn’t want to be the person to do it because Buss has long been a supporter of Walton.
“I don’t want to put her in the middle of us, even though she said, ‘Hey, you can do what you want to do,’“ Johnson said.
“I know she has great love for (Walton) and great love for me.”
Did Johnson truly have that power? Would Buss have supported Johnson’s move publicly, if he had fired Walton, or would she have distanced herself? Those are questions those closest to him have asked.
As The Athletic detailed in an extensive report of the Lakers’ season earlier on the very day Magic would step down from his post, that the blame for the Lakers’ failure can be spread across the organization, not simply on Magic.
The Lakers went 37-45, after a 20-14 start before the groin strain suffered by LeBron James on Christmas Day that sidelined him over a month. There were grave concerns over the Lakers’ ability to sign a top free agent this summer, despite Johnson’s promise to deliver one months earlier. Perhaps Johnson had begun to see the writing on the wall, and wanted to attempt to maintain his good name and stature in place — around the league and especially among Lakers fans.
For his part, James understood what came with the four-year commitment to the Lakers last summer.
What he and no one else could have seen coming was Johnson stepping down less than a year after receiving James’ agreement to come to play for the Lakers. Johnson’s fate was not in James’ hands. The allure of James to potential free agent targets still exists in favor of the organization, and James’ longest summer of recovery time in just under a decade will allow his body to fully heal. He should enter next season fully regenerated and bursting out of the starting gate.
Johnson was over the job as Lakers president. That much is clear. He will forever be an icon in L.A. and the NBA, and will always be an ambassador for both. That much is also clear. What is unclear, for now, is what will happen next, but The Lake Show — and all that comes with it — will definitely go on.
(Top Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Magic gone. Luke gone. Now it’s time to get rid of Pelinka.
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Jeanie throwing all her chips down on Pelinka? I'm bouncing too if I'm Magic. fukk outta here.
