EL SEGUNDO >> While they seemed in awe of Magic Johnson’s presence, the Lakers sounded more encouraged with his message.
The Lakers have until Thursday’s trade deadline to make more moves to their roster. But hours after Lakers president Jeanie Buss named him the president of basketball operations, Johnson called the Lakers’ young core “untouchable.”
“That’s good to hear, honestly,” Lakers second-year guard D’Angelo Russell said. “With everybody getting traded and everything happening, you’re walking around looking over your shoulder because you don’t have a clue what’s going on. Some things you can’t control. So that’s good to hear.