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    No More Magic: Johnson Abruptly Resigns From The LA Lakers

    On Tuesday night, Magic Johnson told reporters he's stepping down after a two-year stint as the president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers.
    by Cat Schuknecht Apr 10, 2019 3 minutes

    Magic Johnson isn't having fun anymore.

    "Today, I'm going to step down as president," the former NBA superstar told a gaggle of reporters on Tuesday night, about an hour and a half before the Los Angeles Lakers played their last game of the season. "I was happier when I wasn't the president."

    Johnson has served as the team's president of basketball operations for more than two years — the latest move in a long and successful career as a businessman and philanthropist

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