You gotta thank Magic tho because we got to hear SAS' take instead of that airhead Ryan Hollins. Although Ryan actually hit the mark this time around, I wasn't really gonna put my faith in him.
Okay let me sum up what you're about hear. Skip: "WHAT DID I TELL YOU. Even THE Great Earvin Magic Johnson couldn't handle the LeDramaQueen show. They won't get any free agents the young guys will be traded or run away and LeBron needs to put his tail between his legs and beg Kyrie, his closer, to save his legacy" Shannon: "Heres the thing Skip this boat is on fire and my Grandma used to say when the boat is on fire, people finally see straight. Magic saw he was in a tough position and didn't want to be scapegoated even if THE GOAT is on his roster. BAAAAAAH. Cowherd: "Marriages....marriages are complicated. Magic was a business mogul, he had options. And when the going got tough Magics wandering eye led him to those options." Nick Wright: "Listen...it's not like Magic didn't know what he was signing up for...his job was to build a team around THE LeBron James and he failed at that job. So instead of being fired he walked away" Stephen A: "Max i have to be honest...I'm very worried about the Lakers future. Because now not only is LeBron compromised but the Lakers appear to be in dissaray. Do we think they'll land a free agent without Magic, with Luke as head coach, with an aging LeBron, and with a locker room that by all accounts is not together because I sure as hell don't. Look this is a very important summer for the Lakers make no mistake about it. As things stand now I think it's entirely possible LeBron will never return to the Finals." Max: "Yeah well it's obvious that there were likely too many scrupulous relationships for Magic to stablilize in other words, he didn't like Luke and maybe didn't feel Palinka was right for the job but Jeanie liked them therefore Magic felt trapped. But the situation is still clearly much better than what Dolan is doing in New York make no mistake about that. Look if y-" Molly: "WAIT but don't you think not winning had something to do with it?"
Remember last June when Magic said “if I can’t sign two super stars by end of next summer, I will step down, they won’t have to fire me” ? Idk how nobody saw this coming
Remember last June when Magic said “if I can’t sign two super stars by end of next summer, I will step down, they won’t have to fire me” ? Idk how nobody saw this coming
Michelle Beadle: "Who's gonna replace him fellas?" Paul Pierce: "I had a better career as President of Team Operations in the NBA than Magic Johnson did"
Brotha 1984I agree with you but check this out. Why would you get Lebron James on your team and pay all this money and not be able to get anyone else. It has been shown and seen in the NBA for years. One player these days will not get you a ring. You cannot pay Lebron 35 million and have no money to get another superstar. Its just not happening. Lebron if you have been watching this season is looking at the after life in LA. Business and movies. I don think he is in the mind frame of LA basketball. 2nd.....How does MAGIC say I will trade everybody besides Lebron and when the deals doesnt go thru think that the Soldiers will still respect him. Not happening. Magic in some ways did this to LA, not Luke Walton. Hold players accountable, theyare the ones on the court not him.....
Magic feels betrayed... Dude put up his whole team as trade bait for one player throughout the whole season, quits before tip off on live television and now he'll probably go on a media tour...But he feels betrayed, OK sure
Exactly, A true leader takes responsibility. He assembled the team- put the whole team on the trading blocks. Got rid of DLo, Lopez, Zubac etc and quit without telling anyone. I respect Magic as a player but this was a low and self-centered move by him. Quitting because people are talking behind your back is stupid- it happens in every job. However when he wanted to trade the whole team he told them "it's a business" and be professional...all the while he punked out
He's an embarrassment. He was was my favorite player growing up as a kid. I loved Showtime Lakers. Most great players fail miserably in roles outside of playing. This is great news for the Lakers in the long run. They can hire someone that wants to do the work and not just be a celebrity and smile.
@@MetaVerseTechy When was the last time you've heard anyone in any professional sport being hired in a front office position saying something like that...Magic was hired off brand, constantly brought up how all they had to do was get someone to join Lebron, never put in the work and had the whole media landscape really convinced off that.
Stephen A rantin' in a damn T-shirt, looking like he about to head to the airport on vacation as soon as they roll credits. You can't tell me Stephen A aint earning his coin!
Watch The Undisputed. Magic had a 3-hr meeting with LeBron and Rich last Saturday. Then the other night, he had a meeting with Jeanie. He never sounded like he was quitting to any of them. Something happened in those meetings that turned off Magic. It's why he didn't tell Jeanie beforehand. When Magic announced it, Jeanie was driving to Staples to attend the final game. When she found out about Magic quitting, she drove right back home (probably in tears). Something happened in those meetings that had Magic not agreeing with the direction of the franchise with either Jeanie or LeBron.
All the HIV jokes aside I think The real reason why Magic Johnson left was he was a rock stuck in a hard place. Rob and Lebron's camp wanted him to fire luke and Jenny didn't want that and I guess the shit wasn't worth it for him plus he was getting constantly blamed. So he would rather stay good terms with miss buss and the Laker organization than to be scapegoated any further
@H P The reason why my guess would be is she would've tried to talk him out of it, it's the reason why he didn't tell her. So he is ending this in good terms
I think it's deeper than that I think he quit because he wasn't ok with doing Jeanie's dirty work by firing Luke. He knew better than anyone the moment he fired Luke the attention and blame would be shifted to him taking the heat off LeBron, Rob, and Jeanie the 3 people who are primarily responsible for this season being a complete disaster.
KOBE IS THE ONE. He has an extraordinary mind, and not just basketball wise. He brings UNITY and a sense of rally that would be, coincidentally, "MAGIC" for the Lakers.
@@MrDwinfrey29 I don't even think a crazy sun money would lure Kobe into taking the job. He loving making his films, mentoring young players not having to worry what team they play on, and I really don't believe mamba wants anything to do with Lakers untill LABron is gone
Indeed. If Michael Jordan can underachieve as an executive and owner for this long, then Magic's legacy will be just fine. Front office work is just not for him.
@@MegaKhalid121 Signing the best player in the world, and clearing up nearly 2 additional max contact slots clearly isn't enough. Magic was supposed to step in and play PG too
What an annoying time for Magic to announce this. This morning, I wanted to watch ESPN talking about spectacular nights of Dirk and Wade, Luka's historical and ROY-sealing triple double, the playoff seedings being affected by buzzer beaters, the race for 8th in the East etc. NOW, every freaking show is two straight hours about this shocking disappearing act. How annoying
Half of this is Lebron and his camp's fault for the AD circus. But let's not forget that the Buss family wanted Lonzo over De'Aaron Fox and Jason Tatum. So it's not all on Magic. However, dumping Randle and Zubac was stupid as hell.
I'm just gonna say it, cuz someone has to, If Lebron had not joined last year, Magic would never have left. The toxicity CAN NOT be denied. It's simply a different team. and Magic would rather wash his hands of this mess, and move on. Good for him. (shoulda told Jeanie b4 hand though) but I digress
I felt like he didn't to avoid being thrown under the bus by her or LeBron. It's clear from his press conference he was under the impression that when he got the job he would have complete control over the team and found out midway through that was a lie. You add the shenanigans that were pulled at the trade deadline by LeBron and Rich and how Jeanie basically turned a blind eye to Lonzo and his dad's foolishness I can see why he would want to quit.
@@christopherpaul2938 word...if you look close @ about 4:06, you can see Jalen Rose in the middle box on screen, leaning away from Stephen A Smith's box on the left, so he dont get wet from flying saliva...Max should be ok where he's at
All signs point to that and from what I gather he wasn't told the truth about why he was being brought in as the president of basketball operations or how much control he would have over this team. I also noticed that despite him publicly hyping up their draft selections and free agent acquisitions he never seemed like he was 100 percent behind those move besides the LeBron move and came off like all the Lakers off season moves and in season moves were being made without his input.
Ya'll gotta chill with the HIV jokes.. I get yall hurt about your lives and hate Lebron. But don't connect/compare Magic and his HIV and some bs about Lebron being "toxic"
The last time I saw Ervin sitting in front of a bunch of cameras, with the "magic" drained from him, wasn't when he announced he had HIV, it was when he quit the Lakers , the 2nd time, highly disappointed in the lack of support he was receiving from his fellow younger team players. When I saw that look on his face this time, again drained of the "magic", I instantly thought of that earlier announcement he made back then.
He also fed into someone of the BS with the things he was doing as while president. You cant point fingers at everyone and exclude yourself when your part of the issue as well.
All this talking and we still don't know what the hell is going on? It's a complete mess. Magic's timing was perfect right before the Game Of Thrones' season premiere! ⚔
S.A. this the greatest day my life. And all because fo you my buddy. Magic Johnson is the MVP of 2019. And now he's going to run for president of the United States.
@@desmondperkins715 people forget Steve Kerr is succeeded off of what Mark Jackson helped put together in GS, they were on the ascend when he was fired for petty reasons.
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Stephen A was on one of his rare vacation days and Magic had to ruin it
You gotta thank Magic tho because we got to hear SAS' take instead of that airhead Ryan Hollins. Although Ryan actually hit the mark this time around, I wasn't really gonna put my faith in him.
Phil Jackson did the same thing. Max had to come in too lol
Ooooh boohoo he has to talk about sports for millions of dollars what a backbreaking job
Hollins > Molly still
@@dzekochen1202 ok that I'll agree with.
SAS > Max > Shannon > Jalen > Ryan > Skip > Molly
They blame Magic but he's the President of basketball operations not Owner, not GM, not Coach, and not player
Okay let me sum up what you're about hear.
Skip: "WHAT DID I TELL YOU. Even THE Great Earvin Magic Johnson couldn't handle the LeDramaQueen show. They won't get any free agents the young guys will be traded or run away and LeBron needs to put his tail between his legs and beg Kyrie, his closer, to save his legacy"
Shannon: "Heres the thing Skip this boat is on fire and my Grandma used to say when the boat is on fire, people finally see straight. Magic saw he was in a tough position and didn't want to be scapegoated even if THE GOAT is on his roster. BAAAAAAH.
Cowherd: "Marriages....marriages are complicated. Magic was a business mogul, he had options. And when the going got tough Magics wandering eye led him to those options."
Nick Wright: "Listen...it's not like Magic didn't know what he was signing up for...his job was to build a team around THE LeBron James and he failed at that job. So instead of being fired he walked away"
Stephen A: "Max i have to be honest...I'm very worried about the Lakers future. Because now not only is LeBron compromised but the Lakers appear to be in dissaray. Do we think they'll land a free agent without Magic, with Luke as head coach, with an aging LeBron, and with a locker room that by all accounts is not together because I sure as hell don't. Look this is a very important summer for the Lakers make no mistake about it. As things stand now I think it's entirely possible LeBron will never return to the Finals."
Max: "Yeah well it's obvious that there were likely too many scrupulous relationships for Magic to stablilize in other words, he didn't like Luke and maybe didn't feel Palinka was right for the job but Jeanie liked them therefore Magic felt trapped. But the situation is still clearly much better than what Dolan is doing in New York make no mistake about that. Look if y-" Molly: "WAIT but don't you think not winning had something to do with it?"
This was GOLD. 10/10
Impressive
Except Cowherd would mention his divorce and something something Westbrook stat padding
Well played sir
Undisputed just ended a second ago you idiot
Dirk: I'm retiring
ESPN: How will Lebron's game be affected by Dirk retiring?
💀💀💀
Lol
😂😂
😂🤦🏾♂️
Facts ..
Just when I thought ESPN was running out of Lebron topics Magic just gave them a hundred more topics by stepping down 🤦🏾♂️
As A Black Man yea but Tasha is still the OG
This bitch loud in every movie yo what’s your IG??
Remember last June when Magic said “if I can’t sign two super stars by end of next summer, I will step down, they won’t have to fire me” ?
Idk how nobody saw this coming
Nobody wants to play with LeBron James nobody wants to Coast LeBron James nobody wants to be around LeBron James LeBron James is a demon to self pity
This bitch loud in every movie I'm falling in love with you
Magic Johnson is tired of all the politics.
Remember last June when Magic said “if I can’t sign two super stars by end of next summer, I will step down, they won’t have to fire me” ?
Idk how nobody saw this coming
I don't remember him specifying two superstars. I remember him saying "we'll get somebody"
All i know is i just drafted a rookie pg in 2k19 franchise mode and he just owned you.
@@spawnofsatan117 Lmfao Trae Young be busting Ben ass on my Hawks GM
That's why he was so desperate to get A.D.
Exactly and I think he told Jeanie Buss
Stephen A straight out of his bedroom in this interview. Didn't even get time to get a suit on lol
my man stephen a. on vacation. This man is espns workhorse.
Stephen A is a phucking poo-c
@@rastabuggie7239 and you're a dumb bitch!!
10 mil/yr
@@lookcloselyatmypic1326 Right, Pay me 10 mil a year and ill go on TV anytime you want
Stephen A is a uncle tom 🤡
Stephen A. secured that 10 million and now is wearing T-Shirts live lmaoo
He damn sure talking like it.
T shirt shark skin $3,000 American
@@albertapoole7082 👀..
Michelle Beadle: "Who's gonna replace him fellas?"
Paul Pierce: "I had a better career as President of Team Operations in the NBA than Magic Johnson did"
you ain't never been President of Team Operations Paul! LOL!
😂😂😂😂👍🏼
well it's not that hard to be better than the dumpster fire job that TRAGIC left 😂
@@JoeSmithGOAT canciones xritanas
Michelle Beadle: "I need to be pig roasted."
Stephen A really be sleeping in the ESPN studio now
🙊🙊 *WAN9T ME? LO6OK, I MASTBATE NAK4ED,снеск2 VID7еО.* ♨️
💗💗 *I МÀSТURВ!ÀТЕ Т0 VID!Е0S 0N МY СH!АNNЕL! L00K!* 🌂🌂
*SAS wearing a vacation t-shirt to break this news.*
Damn ever since that Chris Paul trade got rejected to the Lakers and Dr Buss died my boys haven't been right
Tru
Stilll went 3 years in a row and won back to back after Chris Paul trade got x-ed
Brotha 1984I agree with you but check this out. Why would you get Lebron James on your team and pay all this money and not be able to get anyone else. It has been shown and seen in the NBA for years. One player these days will not get you a ring. You cannot pay Lebron 35 million and have no money to get another superstar. Its just not happening. Lebron if you have been watching this season is looking at the after life in LA. Business and movies. I don think he is in the mind frame of LA basketball. 2nd.....How does MAGIC say I will trade everybody besides Lebron and when the deals doesnt go thru think that the Soldiers will still respect him. Not happening. Magic in some ways did this to LA, not Luke Walton. Hold players accountable, theyare the ones on the court not him.....
Jeannie Buss inherited the team like James Dolan. Runs the team like him too. She's James Dolan 2.0.
"Magic had no power, he was just a face." - Lavar Ball
All facts He never lied
@Levelstothis Gaming yeah I know but they won't give him credit when he's right lol
I agree with you
keef davis, magic act like he wasn't really fucked up about the Lakers making progress as a team anyway, he was just there
Lavar has no power either. Without his sons, hes nothing. Just a dad trying to make money off his NBA son. Just a mouthpiece who spews BS. 😂
Max: Magic stole the show from D Wade and Dirk. Naw bruh you decide what you talk about , not Magic Johnson
Gool gool ga ga? Beep boop beep bop i am a computer
Ikr ??? Wtf is this guy talking about and who cares about Dwayne Wade retiring anyways ??
Magic lived up to his name. He made himself disappear! 👏👏👏
Can i steal this? 😂😂😂
@@eczotiic8026 lol i am just here to make people laugh thats enough for me
Just like his HIV
mighty kuriboh Shut your dumbass up
@@blackcapone187 Shut up
Magic feels betrayed... Dude put up his whole team as trade bait for one player throughout the whole season, quits before tip off on live television and now he'll probably go on a media tour...But he feels betrayed, OK sure
Exactly, A true leader takes responsibility. He assembled the team- put the whole team on the trading blocks. Got rid of DLo, Lopez, Zubac etc and quit without telling anyone. I respect Magic as a player but this was a low and self-centered move by him. Quitting because people are talking behind your back is stupid- it happens in every job. However when he wanted to trade the whole team he told them "it's a business" and be professional...all the while he punked out
He's an embarrassment. He was was my favorite player growing up as a kid. I loved Showtime Lakers. Most great players fail miserably in roles outside of playing. This is great news for the Lakers in the long run. They can hire someone that wants to do the work and not just be a celebrity and smile.
He did say he would step down if he couldn't do it. He literally said this last year. Why doesnt anyone remember this
@@MetaVerseTechy When was the last time you've heard anyone in any professional sport being hired in a front office position saying something like that...Magic was hired off brand, constantly brought up how all they had to do was get someone to join Lebron, never put in the work and had the whole media landscape really convinced off that.
Thing is obvious AF..... If any people of color fails its becouse of eavil white supremacists!!! Its clearly racism thing here xd....
Stephen A rantin' in a damn T-shirt, looking like he about to head to the airport on vacation as soon as they roll credits. You can't tell me Stephen A aint earning his coin!
TMZahida226 big facts
Dude is everywhere where does he get the energy?.
Topic was so fire Stephen A grabbed a t-shirt & ran out the door
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that magic survived damn near 30 years of living with hiv, but couldn’t take one season of me .
Go fist your own ass
You are better than Kobe
Very poor taste for people who actually have HIV
Y'ALL ARE DIRTY 4 THAT
@@Jwilliamshoops24 wtf ...???? 😐😐😐
He didn’t overshadow it u just chose to cover his resignation instead of focus on the greatness of dirk and d wade.
Thanks a lot Magic. I was actually excited for ESPN to actually talk about (oh I don't know) teams that are actually winning for the next two months.
>Caring about ESPN
What a toxic environment, to work in.
Can't blame Magic for wanting to get away from that nonsense.
everything lavar said was true
Nobody wants to acknowledge that because Lavar don't bite his tongue for them, but he clearly said Magic doesn't run shit
Lavar repeated things we have all been saying. Repeating things like a parrot doesn't make you a genius or an insider.
The white woman cant run the team and used Johnson as the scapegoat. Lakers died when her father did.
JAMES C sure
@@geebee6010 fellow mgtow OOOF
What Magic did is like breaking up with your girl by changing your relationship status on Facebook 🤣🤣🤣 #heasavage
Lucmar Edme Micheal Cooper is a good choice for coaching the Lakers.
LOL, SAS doesn't even need to wear a suit, he has his $10M.
We got stuck all season with Lakers games on the national TV schedule, and now we are stuck with the Lakers reality TV drama..
Watch The Undisputed. Magic had a 3-hr meeting with LeBron and Rich last Saturday. Then the other night, he had a meeting with Jeanie.
He never sounded like he was quitting to any of them. Something happened in those meetings that turned off Magic. It's why he didn't tell Jeanie beforehand.
When Magic announced it, Jeanie was driving to Staples to attend the final game. When she found out about Magic quitting, she drove right back home (probably in tears).
Something happened in those meetings that had Magic not agreeing with the direction of the franchise with either Jeanie or LeBron.
Damm right
The Lakers organization treating Magic Johnson like a share cropper.. should have kept part ownership.
All the HIV jokes aside I think The real reason why Magic Johnson left was he was a rock stuck in a hard place. Rob and Lebron's camp wanted him to fire luke and Jenny didn't want that and I guess the shit wasn't worth it for him plus he was getting constantly blamed. So he would rather stay good terms with miss buss and the Laker organization than to be scapegoated any further
@H P The reason why my guess would be is she would've tried to talk him out of it, it's the reason why he didn't tell her. So he is ending this in good terms
oh you are behind the scene now. This is all speculation, stop acting like you know.
I think it's deeper than that I think he quit because he wasn't ok with doing Jeanie's dirty work by firing Luke. He knew better than anyone the moment he fired Luke the attention and blame would be shifted to him taking the heat off LeBron, Rob, and Jeanie the 3 people who are primarily responsible for this season being a complete disaster.
Stephen a is 100% right alot of analysis are missing the point on this one
Who leaves after listening to Stephen A every time?
Harry Singh LoL me
@devon3619 You... You can't do more than every time...
Yeah I couldn't care less about Max' opinions.
He's a loud mouf know it all. Just so dumb this Foo was predicting Tom Brady downfall a few months back. Came back w egg on his tie and a mopey face.
KOBE IS THE ONE. He has an extraordinary mind, and not just basketball wise. He brings UNITY and a sense of rally that would be, coincidentally, "MAGIC" for the Lakers.
*Kobe in the cut rubbing his hands like birdman*
hmmmmmmmmm
@Young Black Conservative I don't think he want's the headache... unless... the check is too good to pass up
@@MrDwinfrey29 I don't even think a crazy sun money would lure Kobe into taking the job. He loving making his films, mentoring young players not having to worry what team they play on, and I really don't believe mamba wants anything to do with Lakers untill LABron is gone
Kurdt Kobain Kobe knows all the drama LeBron carries lol.
@@Mr.Majestic77 let bron throw Kobe under the bus after a loss or for roster construction(which bron picked).. The Black Mamba will strike that brotha
I hope Magic will have a positive outlook out of this mess! ☑💯
I see u...lol
I see Stephen A working on his day off and I hear Chuck's voice, "They not gonna work me like a dog and not pay me."
ESPN paid magic to step down so they have something to talk about....
Max WTH are you talkin about..Something completely unrelated to the topic..as usual..
Lol HE DONT LISTEN VERY WELL
Indeed. If Michael Jordan can underachieve as an executive and owner for this long, then Magic's legacy will be just fine. Front office work is just not for him.
I'm surprise you people actually watch what these random dudes have to say, lol you are not here for the comments and jokes?
Im not mad at Magic. Lets wait til the dust settles.
Thanks for trading the lakers young core and quitting setting them back
Damn, Stephen A looking all casual just to emphasise how annoyed he is he's not on holiday 😂😂😂
It was his choice to postponed his vacation
Correct... Truth... Something not right...
SAS should feel betrayed by his barber
Yes!
Doesn't it hurt or feel weird putting a supposedly hairline on the top of your head
I'm pretty sure him and that barber cut ties years ago
Now you see me.... Now you don't... Man I love this magic guy he is really representing magic... cheers to magic johnson..
Magic sucked at doing this job. Stop with the bs.
Patricia G I wouldn’t say he sucked he got Lebron fucking James on the Lakers
@@MegaKhalid121 yeah but i think lebron wanted to be in LA not because he convinced him imo
@@MegaKhalid121 Signing the best player in the world, and clearing up nearly 2 additional max contact slots clearly isn't enough. Magic was supposed to step in and play PG too
Wesley Bryant You just made my day with this comment 😂😂😂😂😂
Wesley Bryant Trading away Zubac and Beasley for Muscala was the dumbest move he ever made. He should’ve been fired for that shit.
What an annoying time for Magic to announce this. This morning, I wanted to watch ESPN talking about spectacular nights of Dirk and Wade, Luka's historical and ROY-sealing triple double, the playoff seedings being affected by buzzer beaters, the race for 8th in the East etc. NOW, every freaking show is two straight hours about this shocking disappearing act. How annoying
Stephen A looking sharp today😂
Half of this is Lebron and his camp's fault for the AD circus. But let's not forget that the Buss family wanted Lonzo over De'Aaron Fox and Jason Tatum. So it's not all on Magic. However, dumping Randle and Zubac was stupid as hell.
As soon as Stephen A got that $100 million contract, he stopped wearing suits 😂
jtonyteodoro 10 million a year
@@chris_chitown97 lol awww he still a millionaire.
Was there a single topic today on this show other than the LeLakers? I can't find any.
Magic Johnson has as much to do with the Lakers sinking ship as anyone else these guys want to blame....
Indeed he does but most folk conveniently wants to give him a free pass because of his illustrious name.
James Gutierrez the Los Angeles Lakers need more than a coach they need anbaroisterchange. and coaching staff.fro. the top to the bottom.
Can anyone explain to me what Max said??? Am lost
Stephen a run espn he can show up in a tank top if the man wanted to lmao
Brandon Montano shirtless would be better
ESPN on a major down swing. He's running a heavily subsided business.lol
He said.. ‘I don’t know how people didn’t see this coming.. How no one has been talking about this’.. Stephen A. You wasn’t talking about this.. smh
They got my guy SAS working on his day off. SMH
Rob Pelinka gives off the energy of EVERY rich villain in a strait to DVD action movie.
I'm just gonna say it, cuz someone has to, If Lebron had not joined last year, Magic would never have left.
The toxicity CAN NOT be denied. It's simply a different team. and Magic would rather wash his hands of this mess, and move on. Good for him. (shoulda told Jeanie b4 hand though) but I digress
I felt like he didn't to avoid being thrown under the bus by her or LeBron. It's clear from his press conference he was under the impression that when he got the job he would have complete control over the team and found out midway through that was a lie. You add the shenanigans that were pulled at the trade deadline by LeBron and Rich and how Jeanie basically turned a blind eye to Lonzo and his dad's foolishness I can see why he would want to quit.
I’m not saying LeBron is innocent by any stretch, but the Lakers had issues long before he got there! This is much bigger than LeBron!
Didn't have shit to do with lebron, but you real lebronsexuals some how put him in it. This is front office shit period.
Where’s the rest of this segment
Low standards = making excuses for multiple games of ZERO POINTS from Lonzo Ball. 😑😑😑😑😑
Magic Johnson has higher standards than those apologist.
L. Ball may have been a mistake.
Costly one.
There needs to be a 30 for 30 episode on the AD trade saga. It seriously changed Lakers operations forever.
Damn I need an advil after hearing Stephen talk.
Forreal the dickriding is unbearable he was a shitty president of ops. Stephen A just looking out for his boy
Facts. He always sound like he have a mouth full of spit
@@christopherpaul2938 word...if you look close @ about 4:06, you can see Jalen Rose in the middle box on screen, leaning away from Stephen A Smith's box on the left, so he dont get wet from flying saliva...Max should be ok where he's at
I'm a Lakers & Steelers fan. Imagine how I feel right now. We shall rise again 🏆
Damm i am to winners for life
If I was getting 10 mill a year, My wardrobe would be Wild too, you are slaying young King!! lol
I think what happened is magic wanted to fire luke Walton and rob pelinka, jeanie said no, and magic said see ya.
*Yup Pelinka is a snake 🐍 But Luke DID NOT DESERVE TO BE FIRED*
Anyone who got common sense knows Magic has conflict with the top management
All signs point to that and from what I gather he wasn't told the truth about why he was being brought in as the president of basketball operations or how much control he would have over this team. I also noticed that despite him publicly hyping up their draft selections and free agent acquisitions he never seemed like he was 100 percent behind those move besides the LeBron move and came off like all the Lakers off season moves and in season moves were being made without his input.
It's weird not seeing Stephen A. in a suit
JUST fr tho it’s like today he didn’t give a shit, he ready to talk about magic stepping down lol
He was on his way to his vacation
He talked all that smack about Jim Buss and got him out of the organization to end like this??? Wow...that is lame.
New president of basketball operations is LaVar ball. He will also fire Luke Walton make himself coach and president and draft both his other sons...
😂😆😝💪
You mean force a signing of LiAngelo, correct?
@@crazyluigi6664 if he's the president and the coach he don't have to force anything but yes he would definitely be forcing him into the league
Rob “Pelinker” I caaaant hahahahah 😂😂😂😂
Ya'll gotta chill with the HIV jokes.. I get yall hurt about your lives and hate Lebron. But don't connect/compare Magic and his HIV and some bs about Lebron being "toxic"
Sens sens sens seeeensitiveeeeee
Exactly, everyone just needs to be more positive
@Andre Bryant that's on him. And that Still doesnt make those comments any less tasteless
@@BruceWaynesFactory Lmao😂 theres a difference between being sensitive and having some respect.
Mani Wulf Why do you have so much respect for someone that has none for you? He wouldn’t even piss on your body if you were on fire, chill out.
The coach is usually fired when the team looses at the rate that the Lakers have been looking, so why is Luke not fired
"Love me some magic Johnson " smh... be yourself please 🤣
The last time I saw Ervin sitting in front of a bunch of cameras, with the "magic" drained from him, wasn't when he announced he had HIV, it was when he quit the Lakers , the 2nd time, highly disappointed in the lack of support he was receiving from his fellow younger team players. When I saw that look on his face this time, again drained of the "magic", I instantly thought of that earlier announcement he made back then.
I think Steven A getting some sort of Hairline Transplant. That boy hairline coming back like Golden State!
Love it when he says Rob Pelinker lol
soooo Magic just realized that being the president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers is a stressful job?
James Ballsworth that’s all this was. Just being “Magic” was not going to be enough. He had to be Earvin and he simply could not handle that.
Steven why did you run out on the court to try to break that fight up?
Dang Stephen A finna talk like 5 mins outta a 7min video!😭😂😴🤦♂️ smh😂🤷♂️
You tell your boss you're leaving before you go to the media, even if it's by phone.
My profile pic is the face I make when I get a fresh glass of orange juice in the morning
J Williams I love tang in the morning too
Sssssss ahhhhhhhhh demon got me
Don’t lie, that the look you give when your boyfriend cracks them cheeks.
Magic said, “You don’t walk away from me, I walk away from you, capisce?”
He also fed into someone of the BS with the things he was doing as while president. You cant point fingers at everyone and exclude yourself when your part of the issue as well.
Ladies and gentleman: The Lakers Show!
The hell is Max talking bout yo
He's an idiot.
Saw the thumbnail and I didn’t think much of til I saw SAS wearing a t shirt during the vid and had to recheck the thumbnail
Kobe Bryant is officially the greatest Laker a All time
He's been the greatest Laker of all time
Daaaaamn Steven A. Took you long enough!!!! RESPECT!!
All this talking and we still don't know what the hell is going on? It's a complete mess. Magic's timing was perfect right before the Game Of Thrones' season premiere! ⚔
Magic did bail on the team. No way to spin this any other way. Every organization has these politics and it takes great leadership to see it through.
Damn LeBron even got rid of Magic Johnson ... Nobody safe 😂
ignorance
In other words, no one knows a bloody thing about what happened.
S.A. this the greatest day my life. And all because fo you my buddy. Magic Johnson is the MVP of 2019. And now he's going to run for president of the United States.
There was a lot of great basketball on last night, but here comes Magic dominating the headlines.
Lakers need to stop bs'ing and hire Mark Jackson to coach.
I been saying this for years now
@@desmondperkins715 people forget Steve Kerr is succeeded off of what Mark Jackson helped put together in GS, they were on the ascend when he was fired for petty reasons.
Mark Jackson is soft
You guys need to change your name to la espn
Magic Johnson is the new Elgin Baylor. Lakers don’t always treat their former players well. Kareem has complained about this.
Douglas Morales will Kareem Abdul jabbar be the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
I might be just me but I think Jeanie Buss pretty as hell
You're sick and delusional!!!
What’s with the V necks ?