The Los Angeles Lakers today announced that Earvin "Magic" Johnson will return to the Lakers to assist Jeanie Buss in all areas of basketball and business as an advisor.
"We are thrilled and honored to add Magic's expertise and abilities, and I look forward to working alongside him." said Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss.
"Magic Johnson is one of the NBA's greatest players and it is terrific to see him returning to the Lakers," said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. "He is a truly special person and a natural leader with a relentless passion for basketball and profound knowledge of the game."
"Everyone knows my love for the Lakers. Over the years, I have considered other management opportunities, however my devotion to the game and Los Angeles make the Lakers my first and only choice. I will do everything in my power to help return the Lakers to their rightful place among the elite teams of the...
So Melo is officially up for sale in New York (See link above ). With the Lakers misfortunes in free agency: Paying too much for role players, not signing similar role players of the past to smaller deals, not getting meetings with stars, etc.....
Is it time to finally take a few pieces of the young group and turn them into a star player with some power to get other stars to LA (Looking at CP3's upcoming FA)?
Or do we stick with what we got and ride this wave of inconsistency?
My opinion: Melo is most likely a buy low candidate since Phil has played his hand and put himself in a corner. This instantly takes DAR/Ingram/Zu/Randle off the table for me. This leaves Nance, who I think will be injury prone his entire career, but in games he does play will be an elite glue guy. Clarkson who has shown to be a great 6th man, but his passing and defense leaves a lot to be desired. Both still great young prospects that...
NBA legend Jerry West was hospitalized Tuesday after a medical scare at an exclusive L.A. country club, TMZ Sports has learned ... but we're told he's doing much better now and has been released.
Multiple sources tell us 78-year-old West was at a private country club when something went wrong. One source says he collapsed. Another says he fell. Either way, paramedics were called to the scene and he was transported to a nearby hospital via ambulance.
The good news ... we're told he's back home and on the mend.
West is currently an executive board member for the Golden State Warriors but spends a lot of time in Los Angeles.
TMZ
