Former Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson received permission to fire head coach Luke Walton at the end of the 2018-19 season, according to Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes.
Johnson announced his resignation as Los Angeles' president on Tuesday night. He was previously given the green light to fire Walton at the end of the year by owner Jeanie Buss, per Haynes. Johnson reportedly wanted to fire Walton during the regular season, but any potential move was delayed until after Los Angeles' dissapointing first year with LeBron James.
Walton has been Los Angeles' head coach since 2016.