LOS ANGELES -- Magic Johnson said Luke Walton will remain the Los Angeles Lakers' coach barring something drastic happening this season.
"Yeah, we're not going to fire him," Johnson told ESPN after the Lakers fell behind by 41-10 in the first quarter before losing to Toronto 121-107 at home. "[The meeting last week with Walton] wasn't even a meeting about that. We just have to be better and that was it."
When asked if Johnson intends on keeping Walton as head coach barring something drastic taking place this season as he first told The Los Angeles Times earlier on Sunday, Johnson confirmed, "yeah.