BREAKING: MAGIC JOHNSON NEW PRESIDENT OF THE LAKERS

Ckay · Post #1 » by **Ckay** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:13 pm

DS17 · Post #2 » by **DS17** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:14 pm

http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/170221-magic-johnson-president-basketball-operations?et_cid=FB

DISCUSS

Laker_Kid · Post #3 » by **Laker_Kid** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:14 pm

welp. no surprise there.

rejoice. jim is gone! sad to see mitch though.

all eyes on Magic and Jeanie now and what their first moves will be.

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xBlackMamba · Post #4 » by **xBlackMamba** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:15 pm

Jim is finally gone! Is this a dream? Somebody pinch me!

Crooked-I · Post #5 » by **Crooked-I** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:17 pm

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.

"Today I took a series of actions I believe will return the Lakers to the heights Dr. Jerry Buss demanded and our fans rightly expect," Jeanie Buss said. "Effective immediately, Earvin Johnson will be in charge of all basketball operations and will report directly to me. Our search for a new General Manager to work with Earvin and Coach Luke Walton is well underway and we hope to announce a new General Manager in short order. Together, Earvin, Luke and our new General Manager will establish the foundation for the next generation of Los Angeles Lakers greatness."

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DANG

ak7 · Post #6 » by **ak7** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:18 pm

Thank god, get these bums outta here that wouldn't trade Brandon Ingram for a superstar.

MikeTheKid · Post #7 » by **MikeTheKid** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:18 pm

Was not giving up Ingram in the Boogie Cousins trade the straw that broke the camels back?

RamonSessions7 · Post #8 » by **RamonSessions7** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:18 pm

Nothing pointing towards magic being better or even equal to Jim/mitch. For all the flack they got, they waited until we got some young pieces before blowing cap on vets (even if they were terrible signings), didn't draft okafor, etc.

Gus McCrae · Post #9 » by **Gus McCrae** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:19 pm

Insert any type of dancing gif

MrWaffles · Post #10 » by **MrWaffles** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:20 pm

I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN

XtremeDunkz · Post #11 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:21 pm

This can only improve you guys. It can't get worse.I can't believe Ingram is what stopped you guys from getting Cousins.

DNP-Old · Post #12 » by **DNP-Old** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:22 pm

MrWaffles wrote:I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN

So did many posters. Don't hurt your arm patting yourself on the back...

Post #13 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:23 pm

Well that's sucks:

Read on Twitter

Ckay · Post #14 » by **Ckay** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:26 pm

What the hell Jeanie is doing! John Black was awesome.

myersia · Post #15 » by **myersia** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:29 pm

I think these decisions were made a while ago by Jeannie.

DS17 · Post #16 » by **DS17** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:29 pm

Ckay wrote:What the hell Jeanie is doing! John Black was awesome.

hahaha

Karmaloop · Post #17 » by **Karmaloop** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:30 pm

myersia wrote:I think these decisions were made a while ago by Jeannie.

Agreed. The only thing off seems to be the timing of this all.

Post #18 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:31 pm

myersia wrote:I think these decisions were made a while ago by Jeannie.

Decision was made at the latest the day Jeanie and magic had their public outing, but likely even before that. That they had to put out so much media interviews by magic and hit pieces by Jeanie and wait this long is inexcusable. You're 2 days before the deadline, why go through the song and dance they went through for the past couple of weeks?

RamonSessions7 · Post #19 » by **RamonSessions7** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:32 pm

dockingsched wrote:Well that's sucks:

Read on Twitter

Not to sound ignorant, but what did John Black do that us fans would've noticed?

DS17 · Post #20 » by **DS17** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:32 pm

dockingsched wrote:
myersia wrote:I think these decisions were made a while ago by Jeannie.

Decision was made at the latest the day Jeanie and magic had their public outing, but likely even before that. That they had to put out so much media interviews by magic and hit pieces by Jeanie and wait this long is inexcusable. You're 2 days before the deadline, why go through the song and dance they went through for the past couple of weeks?

maybe the ingram situation really ticked em off