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Magic Johnson Believes Lakers Had Too Many Voices Speaking Outside Of Their Roles

Ever since former Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson’s resignation, there have been a lot of questions about the structure of the front office.

These questions grew louder during the team’s head coaching search as rumors circulated about the inner circle of owner Jeanie Buss — who all had a voice in that major decision.

As it turns out, the roles of those within the organization were something else that Johnson had an issue with or rather people staying within their assigned roles.

Johnson spoke with Broderick Turner of Los Angeles Times about the team’s front office, saying that he believed people needed to stick with their roles and not branch out:

“Tim Harris, you got to run the business.