The Los Angeles Lakers head honcho Jeanie Buss came out swinging against her brothers in new court docs after their attempted coup. Jeanie claims Jim Buss was a failure in his role with the team and Magic Johnson must undo the “damage” he caused.
The Los Angeles Lakers head honcho Jeanie Buss came out swinging against her brothers in new court docs after their attempted coup. Jeanie claims Jim Buss was a failure in his role with the team and Magic Johnson must undo the “damage” he caused.
Two years ago, governor and owner, Jeanie Buss declared that co-owner Jim Buss would have to step down as president of basketball operations if the Los Angeles Lakers weren’t contenders by now. Three years ago, Jim himself said he would step down if the Lakers weren’t contenders by now or by next year. Tuesday, Jeanie didn’t wait for Jim to re-sign, she fired her brother and hired Magic Johnson as the new president of basketball operations. She also fired the Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and hired Kobe Bryant’s agent, Rob Pelinka. Jeanie also apologized to the fanbase for waiting so long to pull the trigger.
Los Angeles Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss announced today that the team has named Earvin “Magic” Johnson as President of Basketball Operations. In addition, General Manager Mitch Kupchak has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately. Furthermore, Jim Buss will no longer hold his role as Lakers Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations.
Magic Johnson is the king of stating the obvious and in his latest comments, the former Los Angeles Lakers star says their fans are now tired of losing. From the Showtime Lakers to the prime Kobe era, the Lakers were royalty in the NBA for a LONG time. They’ve since lost their biggest star, missed the playoffs for three consecutive years, posted the worst record in franchise history each of the past two seasons, and have gone through three coaches in the process.
Lamar Odom recently finished a rehab stint and is reportedly doing much better. Now that things are on the up for him, he’s interested in a job on the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff. Odom and new Lakers coach Luke Walton recently grabbed dinner together, fueling speculation that Odom could return to the purple and gold.
Snoopy Dogg straight called out 2 Chains and his court-side view to the Atlanta Hawks catching a lil Lakers whoop-azz 109-94 this past weekend. Snoop got mad jokes.