Sometimes, something as simple as a nice hug can make almost all of your problems go away. Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson is hoping that same caring method can be applied to a locker room that just had to hear their names in trade rumors for over a week.
On Saturday, Johnson spoke to reporters at Michigan State University and addressed the trade rumors that have been hovering over the Lakers over the past several weeks, as well the effect it had on the locker room.
Ahead of the meeting he’s supposed to have with the team this weekend, Johnson told Larry Lage of the Associated Press that he plans on giving everyone on the team a good hug and reminding them what they’re there to accomplish.