NBA commissioner Adam Silver has "tremendous" confidence that the Lakers will overcome an offseason that has so far been one full of challenges. In a wide-ranging interview on ESPN's morning show Get Up, Silver backed Lakers owner Jeanie Buss's abilities to lead the team.
"I know Jeanie knows how to manage a team," Silver said. "Sure, when things start to go wrong, a lot of fingers get pointed. But they'll figure it out."
In April, Magic Johnson abruptly stepped down as the team's president of basketball operations before the Lakers fired coach Luke Walton just days later.