Magic Johnson has been a massive part of the Los Angeles Lakers’ organization for a long, long time. He was a part of the showtime Lakers that lit up the basketball world, and even after retirement he made his way all the way up to President of Basketball Operations.
That run with the team just took a bit of a step back as Johnson shocked many by stepping down from his front office position.
Here is the press conference where he announced the surprising news:
Unsure exactly how to react, the basketball world began wondering why the sudden resignation. They also began to look into who else could be making their way to the top, with Kobe’s name being tossed up more than Kobe’s jumpshots in his final season with the team.
As comes with all shocking news, some of the reaction is pretty entertaining.
