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Lakers News: Jeanie Buss Reflects On Magic Johnson’s Resignation As President Of Basketball Operations

The 2019 NBA offseason has been a wild one for the Los Angeles Lakers full of a ton of ups and downs and arguably the first major moment remains the most shocking.

Just before the 2018-19 NBA season finale, president of basketball operations Magic Johnson announced he was stepping down but hadn’t told anyone in the organization — including owner and close friend Jeanie Buss.

Johnson and Buss had long been very close, practically growing up together under the tutelage of the late, great Dr. Jerry Buss. While the decision itself came as a massive shock especially the timing of it, Johnson doing so without informing Buss was arguably even more surprising and many wondered if it would cause a strain on their relationship.