After a disappointing stint with the Lakers, Magic Johnson announced last night that he would be leaving his role with the team. This came out of absolutely nowhere, and reactions immediately began pouring out of NBA Twitter. We take a look at some of the most poignant Tweets.
This news came from completely out of nowhere. Magic didn’t even tell Jeanie Buss before his press conference:
He has since been rightfully criticized by many, including me. While a legendary player, Magic did an objectively poor job in the role, and Woj added that he might not have taken it that seriously:
His press conference has already become a popular meme:
The Lakers players, including Kyle Kuzma here, have defended Magic’s decision:
Magic didn’t give a firm reason he wanted to leave aside from wanting to be able to speak his mind and tweet his thoughts.. Sports Illustrated and other NBA fans pointed out that this isn’t probably the best idea:
For what it’s worth, Magic did give a classy thank you to the Lakers team and Jeanie Buss in his Twitter farewell to the team:
