Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson Will Oversee Lakers Trade Talks This Week

... might ask about the offseason. In today’s NBA, this is no offseason. You’re constantly prepared for draft, summer league. There’s always something going on.”. Jeanie Buss then added, “It was probably so hard for me to make that I probably waited too long. For that, I apologize to Lakers fans.”. Jeanie Buss had no apologies, though, for hiring Johnson. She strongly dismissed any notion that the move showed the Lakers stuck too much in their glorious past to address their uncertain future. Said Jeanie Buss: “This isn’t about trying to go back to Showtime. We’re not trying to turn back the clock. The Lakers have learned how to win in every era.”. Said Johnson: “I’m not coming in to tell them old stories about Showtime. It’s about the Lakers having a clear direction and clear strategy in how to build this organization into a championship organization.”. This partnership first stemmed when Johnson reached out to express his condolences to Jeanie Buss for her breakup with longtime companion Phil Jackson, the Lakers former coach and New York Knicks’ president. Jeanie ...

Magic Johnson Is The Man In Charge Of The Los Angeles Lakers

... is easily distracted. West would sit for two hours watching Lakers practices. Can one imagine the irrepressible Johnson sitting still for two minutes. Remember when he was part of the Guggenheim group that purchased the Dodgers and claimed he would come to work there every day? A couple of years later, he doesn’t even have a Dodger Stadium office. Everybody loves Magic Johnson, but one minute he wants to buy an NFL team and the next he’s buying and selling a minor-league baseball team, and now that he wants to focus on the Lakers, how long will that last? In just the last couple of days, he has been seen throwing pies in the faces of ESPN personalities and playing beer pong with Jimmy Fallon while the Lakers were suffering a tough loss to the Sacramento Kings and getting their shorts handed to them against the Phoenix Suns. “If I took it on, I would give 150%,” Johnson told ESPN of a job that he has already taken on. Jeanie Buss is ...

Could Pat Riley Join Magic Johnson In Lakers Front Office

... could see Pat eventually shifting into something closer to the role that Jerry West held with the Grizzlies and especially now with the Warriors , where he can work as a consultant, move in when needed for the bigger moves, but not have to deal with the day-to-day drudgery of personnel. Perhaps such a role could come with the Heat, with Andy Elisburg, Nick Arison and Shane Battier handling the day-to-day personnel issues. Or perhaps it could happen back in Los Angeles with the Lakers, sitting in the executive suite at Staples Center and offering advice to Magic when consulted or when intrigued. The thought all along has been of Pat semi-retiring at some point back to Los Angeles. So the question becomes whether it will involve a bi-coastal relationship with the Heat or something closer to home with the Lakers. I would expect Riley to address the issue at some point soon, so as not to impact his approach when it comes to courting free agents in the offseason. Q: Any chance Heat bring back Briante Weber if Golden State lets him go? - Wajih. A: Well, that proved to be the approach last ...

Can Magic Johnson Save The Lakers

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Magic Johnson Brought Hiv Out Of Darkness In Nba All-star Game 25 Years Ago

... shot, he hit a fall-away 3-pointer that brought the crowd to its feet. And with 14 seconds remaining, Magic stood in the middle of Orlando Arena and soaked in the adulation — and admiration. With 14 seconds remaining, the game simply stopped so everybody —– both Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars — could come congratulate Magic and pay tribute to what they had just experienced. It was, Magic said then, the first sporting event in history “called on account of hugs.”. “Words mean a lot,” Johnson would say later, “but it's feelings that count most. Ours is a game of compassion. I'll never forget those hugs and high-fives. … It was the perfect end to the story. I'd been trying to write this story all week, and that was like I was at my typewriter and I said, ‘Here's my ending. Period.’ ”. I'll never forget those hugs and high-fives. … It was the perfect end to the story. — Magic Johnson. Magic’s stats that day: 25 ...

Why Magic Johnson Didn’t Win His First Lakers Trade

... break down the deal from both sides. Lakers: C+. Not bad, Magic, not bad. It could have been a lot better, but at least he wasn’t fleeced. We’re grading on the curve here. The deal might have been made in some haste, but netting a first-round pick for Williams was a solid return. There were questions if an all-offense, no-defense guard like Williams — who is on a favorable $7 million-a-year deal that runs through next season — would net a first-rounder. SEE ALSO. The Lakers belong to Magic Johnson once again, all but. Johnson landed that first-rounder — there’s no need to nitpick about where it is. There is some peculiarity in the Lakers taking back Corey Brewer in the deal – he actually makes more than Williams and is under contract until the end of next season. Brewer isn’t going to be of much value to the Lakers, so taking on his salary just to net a late-first-round pick isn’t prudent. (Don’t tell this guy , though). Still, the Lakers needed to move Williams — he’s only going to help them win games, and the rest of the Lakers’ season should be a full-on tank. Getting Houston’s first-round pick was a solid B+, taking on Brewer (there wasn’t a ...

Magic Johnson To Take Over The Lakers, But Will Still Be Part Of Dodgers Ownership

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With Magic Johnson Now Running The Lakers, His Love Of Okafor Resurfaces

... that you never know what can happen. On Tuesday, Jackson flat out admitted he's thought about a potential return — while describing talk of it as "a lot of speculation.". There are reports the Eagles will pursue Jackson should he hit the market on March 9. The 30-year-old speedster will be happy to field their call. Along with the rest of the calls he'll get from around the league. Unlike the Eagles, Jackson has come right out and said he wants to remain in Washington, and as recently as two weeks ago. Whether the interest is mutual on the Redskins' part remains to be seen, particularly at Jackson's contract demands, but that's a lot stronger than any suggestion he's made to the contrary. Another report emerged on Tuesday that indicates the Buccaneers are a potential landing spot for Jackson as well, citing a pre-existing ...

Magic Johnson And Larry Bird Are Battling Each Other Again. Just Like Old Times

... after hanging ex-coach Frank Vogel to dry after last season’s first-round playoff exit. Instead, Bird promoted Nate Mc Millan to head coach and re-tooled the roster trading for Jeff Teague and signing Al Jefferson and Thaddeus Young to free agent contracts. That hasn’t worked, and with George set to hit free agency in 2018, winning a championship matters most, in Indiana or elsewhere. "As I told (Bird), I always want to play on a winning team. I always want to be part of a team that has a chance to win it [all]. That's important,” George told __link__’s Marc Stein. "Say what you want; I want to compete for something. It's frustrating just playing the game for stats or for numbers or to showcase yourself. Man, I want a chance to play for a chance to win a championship. "I wanted to be the first and want to be the first to be able to bring a championship to Indiana. So that's still on my mind. and something I definitely want to achieve in Indiana.". Should ...