Since reports of Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton being on thin ice with president of basketball operations Magic Johnson surfaced heading into the weekend, there have been few public endorsements for Walton from within the organization.
Johnson said he supports Walton and won’t fire him this year “unless something drastic happens,” and LeBron James distanced himself from the outside noise surrounding the locker room. The most support Walton has received has been from his dad, fellow coaches and, of course, Richard Jefferson, Walton’s former teammate and close friend.