Magic Johnson, in his latest tell-all, admits that he dumped D’Angelo Russell two years ago not because he wasn’t a “leader,” as he claimed at the time of the trade, but because of DLo’s Snaphat controversy.
Johnson, in talking with Stephen A. Smith, said of the trade...
“I said let’s trade some people, get some draft picks, so on and on. D’Angelo, great guard, but had a problem when Shaggy P and the whole Nick, the whole thing went down,” Johnson said. “So I knew we had to get him out,” said Johnson, mispronouncing Nick Young’s nickname.