It has been over three weeks since Magic Johnson abruptly resigned as President of Basketball Operations for the Lakers. In that time, owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka have yet to make any public comments about their reaction to what happened, other than a brief statement by the organization wishing Magic well upon his departure.
There has also been no official clarity about how Los Angeles will proceed in filling that position, or if the team even plans on doing so.
While the rest of the league moves ahead to prepare for the 2019-20 season — at least those teams who aren’t still playing in the playoffs, that is — the Lakers remain stuck in the mud.