Laker apocalypse now....
So much for being a family-style organization, even if no one will lament Jim Buss’s departure and GM Mitch Kupchak was clearly in the crosshairs.
Popular as these moves are among Laker fans, the biggest shakeup in Laker history leaves Magic Johnson in charge amid reports that Rob Pelinka, Kobe Bryant’s former agent, will replace Kupchak.
Johnson and Pelinka have one thing in common:
Neither has worked a day in his life in an NBA basketball operation, apart from Magic’s involvement since he assumed his new role Feb. 2.
It’s hard to sell this as a measured response when you fire your GM two days before the trade deadline, along with John Black, the p.