It remains to be seen what effect Magic Johnson will have as he takes over the Lakers’ basketball operation, but longtime fans of the franchise such as Celtics forward Amir Johnson, who grew up a short distance from The Forum, are happy with the change.
First, however, the Lakers have to get through the Buss family drama that devolved into a legal matter as Jeanie Buss exerted her authority and her brothers fought back.
Then she and Magic may want to settle down new general manager Rob Pelinka, who went a little over the top in his introductory press conference when he spoke of a friend seeing a child in a Syrian refugee camp wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey.