The 2018-19 season is all but over for the Los Angeles Lakers, and everyone around the team is emptying the clip to reporters as they try to shift the narrative in their favor. The latest target of a few leaks has been president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, who — according to Bill Oram of the Athletic in a must-read and well-sourced feature — is seen around the league as “an absentee executive.” This is far from the first time we’ve heard such rumblings, rumblings that even sometimes make it to your favorite bloggers.
Magic Johnson reportedly hasn’t spoken to Luke Walton in weeks, is viewed as an ‘absentee executive’
