When Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss hired Magic Johnson as president of basketball operations, it was well-known that they were close, but as anyone who has worked with people they’re close to knows, that isn’t always the easiest arrangement, and it can strain even the strongest relationships when there is a shift in the power dynamic.
It doesn’t sound like that’s been the case for Buss and Johnson, or at least not so far, based on her description of their bond during an appearance on the “Sports Business Radio Road Show” podcast (as transcribed by Dave McMenamin of ESPN):
”We’re as tight as any two people, any two executives,” she said.