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Early this morning former Lakers President Of Basketball Operations made a visit to the set of First Take and dished out all the Lakers secrets.
On ESPN First Take this morning! pic.twitter.com/UaJ2xSac4O
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 20, 2019
Not only did Johnson call out Rob Pelinka as the person who “backstabbed” him.
.@magicjohnson explains in full the reason why he stepped down as the Lakers president. pic.twitter.com/oats954tDP
— First Take (@FirstTake) May 20, 2019
"If you're going to talk betrayal, it's only with Rob [Pelinka]."
—@magicjohnson on the Lakers pic.twitter.com/K0sSLK2rhB
— First Take (@FirstTake) May 20, 2019
But Johnson also revealed that he was planning to target Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving while also revealing a tidbit about how Kevin Durant was likely headed to the Knicks.
https://twitter.com/Nick_Collins14/status/1130488457812500482
Magic Johnson was going to target Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving for the one max slot the Lakers had this summer. The feeling is Kevin Durant is going to New York or staying in Golden State. LeBron James was (and likely still is) going to be apart of the recruiting meeting.
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) May 20, 2019
Johnson still believes that despite the dysfunction in Laker Land that LeBron James wILL still bring a championship to L.A.
"It's gonna happen … LeBron gon' win that chip."
–@MagicJohnson says @KingJames will win a title with the Lakers. (via @FirstTake) pic.twitter.com/Zv50zEjHOm
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 20, 2019
I highly doubt the Lakers will get any top free agent now considering how much a mess they are.