Magic Johnson says Lakers GM was ‘backstabbing,' Luke Walton firing was the final straw | First Take

Magic Johnson explains that he wanted to fire Luke Walton, but Los Angeles Lakers executive Tim Harris wanted to retain him and identifies Lakers GM Rob Pelinka as the “backstabber.”
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[@thenbalovesdp]

"What the hell happened?" Perfect question to begin this interview!

[@mikelopez1456]

Lol word

[@jonmolina948]

When you have HIV you get used to that question.

[@jibsmokestack1]

Just what I was thinking. You gotta love Stephen A.

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

I mean he could have asked the man how he's doing first at least. Jump right on the gun.

[@jacksonsheldon41]

DP30 lmao I swear

[@kimsmith6368]

STEPHEN A said he was going to get to the bottom of Magics resignation and damn if he didnt. Right on Stephen A.

[@mixondeo9884]

Fax i was just thinking about that real man of his word.

[@joseph1541]

Exactly

[@miami8089]

Stephen A has been on fire the last few weeks. This dude is earning every single dollar of his ESPN contract.

[@BattleRapRob]

Reading your comments all I could picture was Stephen A saying this 😂😂😂

[@thami7044]

Stephen A is the real mvp of this league😂

[@sickbeats916]

Stephen A: Rob Pelinker Magic Johnson: Shaggy P

[@marcosjuarez1490]

Hahaha hahaha omg im dead 🤣🤣🤣

[@ishmlaldevontrious7914]

lmao

[@ishmlaldevontrious7914]

@Jeff Cloud 80s people smh lol

[@pepperoniface8896]

😂😭😭😭

[@Bixler4]

4:58 Rob Pelinker 1:11 Shaggy P 😬😬

[@jeanmoleus3590]

The way Magic said:" No, just Rob."

[@JRSmith-cc5ui]

Who’s here from Le Batard?

[@javiervillarreal5269]

5:03 for anyone who wants a good chuckle.

[@CastroJr92]

Everytime I hear that I start cracking up

[@punjabisole23]

MAN UTD why you here then?

[@AC-mp7cx]

@@CastroJr92 max is laughing

[@Karlog06]

Magic just gave a story to ESPN which will be on debate for the next 3 months 😂😂😂😂

[@vidhujha8310]

Rachel Nichols will make a cringy show on it just watch - the one person in the whole frickin media who cares more about off court drama than actual basketball games 😂😂😂😂

[@Euclides287]

Bruh they got the whole summer covered with this story alone.🍿😂 As if having LeBron wasn't *toxic* enough, now we know Lakers front office is full of snakes!

[@gdeus1376]

Karthik Bryant they need those lebron ratings. #clickbait

[@ii9714]

He needs to go on sports nation and go at Shannon and skip

[@ancaira3595]

They will mix in some Lebron in there somewhere, you know how they do.

[@Whoa42]

“No, just Rob” Hahahahaha shoutout to Magic keeping it 💯

[@royaldigitalmedia]

But he said that earlier. Why did Stephen A. have to ask again?

[@AlexanderTheGr8er]

Yep, that's what I liked the most about this interview. No speculation or "sources told me blah blah blah...", Magic was like "Rob back stabbed me." Love it.

[@nicholastaiariol2631]

He left without telling the Owner or Lebron,, how is he keeping it 100?

[@nbcongo]

hahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahah that part

[@garytaylor3880]

@@nicholastaiariol2631 he's keeping it 99.9

[@johnrodriquez1933]

I can't stop laughing 😂🤣🤣💀 This man really said shaggy p

[@CDiddy-go6cg]

What's sad is swaggy has become so irrelevant , I didn't even notice

[@iwantmoney1239]

C. Diddy no cap😂 until i saw this comment i didnt even notice

[@SunCityGamer]

@@iwantmoney1239 that no cap shit is fucking stupid as fuck.

[@DEADPOTENTIAL]

@@iontkno6441 no cap I agree, shit annoying no cap

[@greenrunsdeep4585]

@@DEADPOTENTIAL just cus u niggas old asf don't hate on our slang get wit it or get lost it's sad u guys even give af what the next nigga is saying that shit gay get a life

[@castrochristian103]

What the hell happened.....best interview intro ever!

[@jaywilliams968]

Low key magic Johnson is a great speaker

[@matthewbrady327]

Well.. well... it was a couple of reasons 🤣🤣

[@Fan-tk8ee]

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C shut up

[@glockloverblockhugger23]

Stephen A The Man

[@ElijahisBatman87]

"No just Rob" Scathing. I love it.

[@IAmF4bian]

Rob: yes he's gone now Magic: I'm about to end this mans career

[@pauljones6629]

😂😂😂

[@monblancnoland4666]

Hahahahaha

[@lbbyron154]

@@TrevorPhilips bra shut the fuck up you dumb broke kid just enjoy the comment and laugh, jesus

[@captainebolaman9243]

@@lbbyron154 having a bad day I see

[@nickalfidi3285]

What career? What career?

[@sanbell]

Thumbs up to everyone revisiting this a year and a half later to a championship

[@lmao9526]

Rob Pelinka should've won executive of the year

[@masterstepz9800]

I thought I was the only one👍🏾

[@xxrev__ramxxx9269]

magic can suck a nut dipped in aids

[@par9362]

xxrev_ _ramxxx LMAO stop it. He made the decision he made for his happiness. He didn’t have to stay there, but in the end he is still a Laker. Laker Nation will still remember him as a historic legend!

[@Bixler4]

Stephen “Rob Pelinker” A. Smith 4:58 😬

[@sang21nguyen]

He got Us LeBron and he try to get rid of Luke walton because Luke is a bad coach. I know Luke is a old laker but he can't coach.

[@yom0mma214]

And he's proving it right now on the Kings, benched Buddy Hield the 3 point champion

[@enomfonsammy5646]

lbj came on his own, stop it

[@cornrowsmelo2601]

Enomfon Sammy Bron wanted to speak to ONLY Magic, not Rob during free agency

[@enomfonsammy5646]

@@cornrowsmelo2601 doesn't mean Magic convinced him, dude wanted to come here, nothing in LA was attractive, he had to come and play GM to make the Lakers competitive, I know he spoke to magic but I don't think he came here because of Magic

[@gregorythemenace4826]

Facts

[@younesbougarba5169]

Stephen A : Rob Pelinker Magic: Shaggy P

[@bryontbrown4581]

😂😂😂😂

[@ImGettinMyChicken]

Younes Bougarba that’s hilarious 🤣

[@njmwape1]

🤣

[@Dodgers_2]

Younes Bougarba shaggy p shaggy dog it don’t matter 😂

[@lenardiranzo3888]

🤣😅😂🤣😅🤣😂

[@kizz9391]

“Shaggy P.” -Magic Johnson 😂😂😂💀

[@KL-fz1bh]

I just heard that lls 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dominikno3495]

Yeah the well known brotha of Scooby P. 🐒

[@StayFit4Life321]

Shaggy Waggy Whatever his name was, gotta get rid of em! Haha

[@MightyCrazy]

It wasn’t me!

[@LGprtII]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Xcalijotify]

"Rob wants his respect." Yeah, I think Rob won in the end.

[@wetalkinb0utpractice]

@NEGUS ASKARI HODARI L.

[@alexk4220]

@NEGUS ASKARI HODARI its easier to recruit as a winner.

[@alexk4220]

@NEGUS ASKARI HODARI you're right i should correct that. When you're winning rings, its easy to recruit. Thats why the Bulls got Rodman, Golden State got Durant, Heat got every bench piece they had during their run. Celtics, etc. But when the Lakers were bad under a prime Kobe no wanted to come anyway. Or to LeBron in Cleveland. So I don't really buy recruiting too much. You develop something and start winning, plus have a nice market, you get players. If you don't, you won't.

[@rooh5904]

@NEGUS ASKARI HODARI ?? Rob did an amazing job building this team around lebron,and LeBron himself gave rob props in his speech after the title,while no one besides Jeanie said anything about magic...

[@testostyrone33]

Rob doesn't have LeBron or AD without Magic. Magic is the one who got LeBron to LA. LeBron lured AD to LA.

[@spinedoc18]

With Magic around Stephen A is not screaming. A first?

[@adriangalan8323]

Dr. Reuven M Rosenberg magic ain’t got time for this nigga to be screaming lmfaoooo

[@MrSuckafree247]

@@adriangalan8323 "Nigga?" ...really ?

[@donnellthurmond9008]

Y

[@younglove3362]

He's like that around anybody he respects. When Dr. J shi he doesn't think MJ is the greatest player he monitored his emotions and was more of a whiner than an angry man.

[@carlfletcher7553]

NO Ball didn’t need no pg needed a big

[@ayken2x]

the fact he has balls to say 'nah, just rob' 🤣

[@davidlizama223]

Respect, Magic

[@misterc6012]

But if rob is Kobes' boy, does this mean that Magic and Kobe have beef???

[@brian-te3mz]

@CellGeist u right

[@gobot581]

@@misterc6012 i think Kobe and Phil have a Lebron beef that we are all ignoring. At this point i think Pelinka and Phil are purposely trying to ignore the fact that Lebron is here.

[@jtzw1]

😂😂 that was hilarious

[@benjaminforbes3263]

“Nah, just Rob” 💀💀💀🔥

[@Michelles_Daughter]

Benjamin Forbes 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chrisvaughn8299]

Said it with no hesitation 🤣🤣

[@leodegoat7042]

Lmao 💀💀💀 he deadass threw him under the bus 😅😅😅

[@justinmopavich3685]

I know that was hilarious he said it so confidence

[@robbintowers7770]

Magic still got the killer instinct 💀💀

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

"I'm puttin' cases on all you MOTHAFUCKAS!"--Earvin "Magic" Johnson, May 20th, 2019

[@Muddyronews]

Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertamccartney5500]

Hilarious!

[@MyChannel-om3gg]

“King Kong ain’t got nuthin on me!”

[@abqpinkman]

😂😂😂😂 almost joked on my food

[@abqpinkman]

@@MyChannel-om3gg SHU Program Ni**ga !!

[@dstorcuator1226]

Magic: Shaggy P Shaggy P: Wasn’t me.

[@DollahFrom216]

This is the interview I’ve been waiting for

[@ashantinyongo7632]

DaQuan as a rock

[@mtumdosi1006]

Queue one of the Ojays gr8s hits.... m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqu3ln-bhcd1Zpo

[@davidmuller6011]

@Derik but the thing is they've been saying that about Pelinka all year, they've literally stated multiples times that teams simply just don't want to do business with the Lakers solely because they don't like him. Hopefully Jeanie realizes this and takes action soon, but I doubt that will ever happen

[@Bookadawg_gdn]

@@davidmuller6011 im stealing time i gotta get back too work but fuck it

[@davidmuller6011]

@@Bookadawg_gdn lmfaoo

[@rockkobell9011]

Shoutout to Magic Johnson, cause for once someone comes on here and answer exactly what they are asked with no if, and, buts or in betweens. Just straight to the point with no sugar coating 💯

[@alexgram1276]

Magic a real one bro

[@criticalthinking7525]

Since when has it been cool to air out dirty laundry about ur family's business she's like a sister huh smh

[@nick2gateway581]

Not everybody can do that though since Magic has nothing to lose.

[@neugey]

Magic can sugar-coat as well as anyone, but I guess given the current situation he didn't feel a need to this time around.

[@SLICENSLASH]

Yeah man, No BS. Told us how it was.

[@raagamuffin]

I watch this and my respect for LeBron's leadership grows even more. The Lakers could've been in complete disarray given all this pandemonium. Instead, the coaching staff and the players stayed focussed and are now about to win the Chip this season.

[@marioflores5230]

Rob Pelinka, Frank Vogel, Jeanie Buss, LeBron, and everyone on the Lakers have done a fantastic job the past year and, along with this segment, further ensures that Magic never gets another front office job again

[@mylesgeoghegan7811]

Why we acting like Luke Walton is still there they cleaned house and got a whole new coaching staff and roster in there lmao

[@zetsutsuletsu2034]

@@marioflores5230 LOL Everything Magic wanted done was done. Lebrons playing PG and dishing to a big just like Magics Team. Luke Walton is gone. Magic is chilling just like he wanted to while watching them be one win away from a chip.

[@marioflores5230]

@@zetsutsuletsu2034 Magic also wouldn't shut up about the Lakers' plans and was going to include both Kuzma and KCP in the AD deal, and would've hired Ty Lue as coach instead of Frank Vogel. If it weren't for the leaderships of the people I mentioned, he would've left the franchise in disarray after publicly resigning without telling Jeanie then proceeding to throw everyone, including Rob Pelinka, under the bus

[@dosidos3407]

@@marioflores5230 but you don’t know what the outcome could’ve been though.

[@ejones9924]

"Ive been in the business over 40 years. I know people, i have allies "

[@djperez399]

He’s Magic F’N Johnson.. enough said

[@reonholt6190]

That's right magic tell their Asses

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Scientists who knows the cure to HIV

[@xxrev__ramxxx9269]

mofo can keep his allies, in pelinka we trust and lookey here we got ourselves a championship no thanks to magic

[@NickElite007]

“Nah just Rob”- Magic Johnson 2019 😂

[@johnnykeane9633]

Terry rozier: I am the most crazy ESPN guest ever Magic: hold my beer

[@GB-rr8ud]

Lmao

[@truthbringer-6748]

Naw magics not crazy, im starting to think Jeannie Buss is though.

[@johnrivera8788]

😂😂😂

[@vegetavsakuma1053]

Foreal.. he seems like he needs everyone to like him and can't handle criticism

[@mistahyack4419]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kissengerc9468]

Magic: “Luke is a great guy” Steven A Smith: “ he is” Magic: “but not Rob though”

[@j.pipparker]

I'm dying 😂😂

[@j.pipparker]

I read your comment again just to laugh again 😂😂😂😂

[@jmdoza3938]

Be wary of People telling you that you're a great guy.

[@Juanita25]

Me: It's just not fun working here anymore. Boss: You've been here for 2 days. Was it the company.. the pay? Me: No, it's just Rob. I'm out.

[@reonholt6190]

😆

[@nellzman]

it be like that

[@MrGucciboo]

LMAO 😆

[@sickbeats916]

That's what I did with my last job

[@stevenames9056]

*"Nah, Just Rob"* 😂😂😂

[@marcusjones7430]

Steven Ames he ain’t even blink. Lmao

[@Brandonthrill]

lol

[@bfns2353]

That's Kobe's guy🤔

[@mrrickstur]

Magic the savage 😂

[@1987benhur]

Rob and KD would get along rolling on the grass like the snakes they are.

[@mattgarciatx]

Love it when he just casually answers "No, just Rob." I spat out my drink laughing so hard!!!

[@misterc6012]

So if rob is Kobes' boy, does this mean that Magic and Kobe have beef???

[@youngboi2717]

MISTER C damn thought I was the only one wondering this 😂😂

[@heatlifer3640]

Rob’s days are numbered. He’ll be out of the league in 2 months tops. Watch. Lakers will fire him and no one will want to hire him.

[@MichaelP-ke1tm]

@@heatlifer3640 Rob held Magic accountable. Magic was half assing his job and Rob was doing the tough dirty work for him with less pay.

[@xxtooshiestyxx8756]

@@MichaelP-ke1tm nah fam... Rob wasn't getting no play from front offices for being a snake ass agent and magic had to do his job if anything... Foh...

[@ronaldclarkjr3528]

My thing is this IF Magic had both titles GM and President the Lakers would be in a better position than they are now...and I stand by that!!!

[@johnwebb2442]

Facts

[@TheHaloRed]

Wrong. Rob wins.

[@RafsanS15]

Nope. Magic is a stupid idiot as GM and President

[@loriromero2682]

Magic answered the question in his first sentence. “I told them I couldn’t devote my time because of my other business ventures.”

[@jakemuller5788]

and Jeanie still pressured him into working for her which shows how bad of an owner she is

[@Cmez872]

Magic being brutally honest, no BS, very refreshing

[@theophilussparks5839]

You silly little Fanboy ,,, He should have kept everything like it was ,, play / prey on the market and weaker teams FO's,,, he said 5-years or so for this rebuild ,, he fucked it up in 2 years. Rebuild's take skill, and craftiness, cunning. Something he failed to deliver on. Don't be misguided like the rest of these fo-foos here and mistake MJ the VP for MJ the player,, two separate roles. He screwed up royally,, that's all it was too it. Besides as far as trading for AD (AD is on my ALL-Hurt team) woulda left that chit right were it was...FTDS

[@Roger15Rabbit]

@Erik Lerström No he didn't.Think about it he quit suddenly and that itself through the team under the bus cause its Magic. Now with the explanation it throws 1 person who everyone assumed was the problem under the bus and thats Rob Pelinka

[@Roger15Rabbit]

@Erik Lerström Here's the thing people keep forgetting, Magic wanted the power but was NOT the most powerful guy in the front office. At the end of the day everything came down to Jeanie!!! & with Rob in Jeanies ear, wtf is Magic supposed to do. Lavar said it best , they turned Magic into a figure head but he had no power.

[@Wanderersea]

Magic is just twisting things around to make himself look like a good guy for quitting on the Lakers Organization.

[@theiggod6921]

People talk about Stephen A. don't really got sources, but he reported the Magic and Pelinka riff before everyone... AND HE WAS RIGHT! 💯

[@1Flyingfist]

Of course he's got sources, look how long he's been doing the job. I'm sure Max and Molly have sources too, just not as good as Stephen A's. 👀

[@WtJah]

Stephen A is cool with guys like Magic that’s the big difference. He might not always be right. But I’m sure his sources are always close to the issue.

[@stormb28]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[@justinwillis78]

And he called doc rivers going to LAC years back from Boston.

[@kcofficial7121]

Aye but if KD goes to the knicks with Kyrie like he been preaching, Stephen A credibility is forever established

[@alexkimani378]

When he said D Angelo look at his eyes full of regret 😂😂😂👍🏿

[@islandgalonelove2361]

He said hes not a regretful person. If dangelo stayed in la, he probably wouldnt have blossom

[@jiggybah1304]

islandgal onelove yes he would’ve you buggin terrible decision🤦🏾‍♂️

[@rusty111fire]

Jiggy Bah At the time everyone on the Lakers wanted D’Angelo gone because of what he did, he was causing problems with team chemistry

[@TheHaloRed]

I'm happy DLo is back with the Lakers and doing much better now!

[@KiloFRSH]

I know this is dumb but I literary just found out Rob Pelinka and Rob Lowe are two different person.

[@awt1989]

i was gonna comment about that; he is his twin..

[@smithgov]

Yea! I always thought Lowe was a big lakers fan and was a buddy of Magic...funny

[@victorthomas5041]

Literary? Oh the irony.

[@bugsy101073]

YEAH ROB LOWE

[@chrisharris7307]

😂dude they are TWINS!

[@tedgrover3883]

“I don’t have the power I thought I had” lmao lavar was right

[@vidhujha8310]

nigga lost 2m and his own sons (from the company) "never lost" ok black momo 😂😂😂

[@jessekittrell8218]

Black Minoan yeah cause big baller brand turned out so great right 🤦🏼‍♂️😂

[@What5Poppin5lime]

Vidhu Jha you sound dumb as hell and don’t even know the situation you weird ass nigga

[@kingrobinho777]

Most things Lavar says are true

[@Jboooog18]

Richy Rich could see folks couldn’t wait for something bad to happen to lavar and his family , sick

[@asrielbeats7421]

And everybody is was killing lavar ball when he said magic didn’t have control 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ZombieZifiction]

and he wanted luke gone too

[@PleaseBeDumb]

💯

[@danielussat1071]

Who cares about a guy that rips his own son?

[@richlo4652]

Daniel Ussat me and millions of other people

[@garylewis3611]

I remember that interview he said magic just a face and I agreed

[@ayewey2945]

Magic punching the air right now

[@jonathangonzales4115]

It just wasn’t the right fit. He got LeBron on board. Plus, he’s a lakers for life

[@swam2922]

Jonathan Gonzales lebron was already coming to be close to Hollywood for movies and things

[@ArianaFanGirlForLife]

Magic tried to warn us

[@TheHaloRed]

Warn what?

[@michaelkimEXWC]

​@@TheHaloRed Buss's children are toxic?

[@RafsanS15]

Lakers could do better if earvin could use his brain

[@30sg30]

Nobody: Stephan a smith: rob pelinker

[@judegoodman918]

Lmao

[@charlolbj23]

also “serge ibaker, kyle kuzmer”

[@InfiniteUmbra]

Huh? Magic literally mentions him right before he said his name...

[@judegoodman918]

charlolbj23 KWAAAME BROWN

[@ZEPZR1]

@@judegoodman918 KWAAMAAY BROWN

[@BigBen1994]

Magic : Shaggy P Stephen A. : Rod Pelinker Lmao shows they really don't give a damn

[@supremekhy6753]

😂😂

[@PrimordialBeing360]

Benjamin From The Tribe of Judah LMAO

[@JCollectsThings]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kimyungill2149]

Rob Palinki - My Filipino mom

[@EbongEka]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@achilefuofh]

I can’t wait for the Game of Zones Pelinka as Little Finger episode. Y’all know it coming. 😂

[@risingred1241]

Chief Achilefu yesssss😂👍🏾

[@djibrildiop3640]

thanks you Stephen!!!

[@nismokali]

Wow Magic kept it 100% real and held back nothing. He said Rob was talking bad about him behind his back and he wanted to fire Luke but Jeanie wouldn’t let him. I love it!

[@criticalthinking7525]

That's assuming he's telling the truth.

[@redpilladaykeepsthebluepil342]

Critical thinking stfu

[@criticalthinking7525]

@@redpilladaykeepsthebluepil342 Why u don't like what I said? So u hurl an insult? What does that say about you.

[@user-lp7cf9wq5x]

Critical Thinking why wouldn’t he be?

[@nismokali]

Critical Thinking You can tell by Magic’s attitude he didn’t care about anyone’s feelings and he wanted the truth to come out and put an end to all these assumptions. He’s the nicest guy in the world but when he means business he’s not the type to beat around the bush.

[@pculiarmann5017]

I'm not usually big on media hype, but this Magic Johnson interview was HUGE. Stephen A and the First Take crew gets the W on this one.

[@saifulalam4108]

Your right on that one brother for sure 👍

[@justlurkin]

they also got the W with the Terry Rozier interview. Undisputed better be careful lol.

[@fakeshake234]

@@justlurkin Who gives a fuck about that bum ass nigga? I don't give a shit if he flaming Kyrie or Hayward, Terry some hot trash ass.

[@BasicPixell]

the way magic has handled this whole thing is so unprofessional regardless of what was done to him.

[@rhaeghartargaryen871]

You Uncle Tom

[@BasicPixell]

@@rhaeghartargaryen871 you're* stop trying to make yourself sound less intelligent

[@123Mathzak]

Yeah let’s blame the guy who’s been loved by everyone he’s ever worked with instead of Pelinka, who’s KNOWN for being shitty

[@mariovh]

Rob came out first That Magic was never there , Magic Just defended himself coz he’s old skool , stuff stays inside something rob didn’t know ! If Magic was to blame everyone would turn on him right

[@tobiasmitchell9826]

@@123Mathzak what has Magic ever done in an executive role that ever got the Lakers anywhere? People are so in love with him from has playing career that they really don't notice that THIS MAN SUCKS IN THE FRONT OFFICE. They were mediocre at best and now that Magic is gone, they look like they might actually win a title.

[@lakers14ever18]

Magic not holding back and wants all the 💨 💨💨 PERIODT!🤣

[@digitalsalsas]

Lakers14ever , Magic wants all the stinky period farts? gross

[@digitalsalsas]

Lakers14ever although he does seem to be on his period here with all this bitching on tv

[@docrussojr]

To sum it up: 1) He didn't have absolute power. 2) Rob Pelinka was talking behind his back.

[@RobertoRomero-yr3id]

3) magic wasn’t grinding

[@roneldcastaneda7379]

3)He drafted lonzo ball

[@sd81a46]

@@RobertoRomero-yr3id getting Lebron James is not grinding?

[@PalmdalesAdonis]

@@sd81a46 nope. He didn't get LeBron lmao LeBron wanted to go there already

[@TheWaitingRoomTWR]

@@sd81a46 where else was lebron gonna go magic did nothing there

[@natannagdimov9815]

Stehepn A: 'was it Rob, the lakers organization, who?' Magic: "No, just Rob" lollllllllllllllllll

[@eljefe9997]

😂

[@naturenupe6]

Jack D yeah but Skip left ESPN. Why would Magic keep a job that’s dwindling because Jennie can’t tell people no who she put in charge. Magic doesn’t want to say it but Jennie is the real one at fault.

[@Sam19509]

@@naturenupe6 Skip didn't leave Espn they weren't willing to pay him what he was worth. He is making like double on Fox Sports then he did with First Take I don't know the exact figures but his ESPN contract had right of first refusal matching or some shit and ESPN didn't match. Skip has actually increased FSN's ratings on that rival debate show with Shannon Sharpe.

[@St4rIsAmazingg]

@@naturenupe6 Skip is making like double at fox sports THAN (not THEN) he did at espn

[@mhj626]

@@naturenupe6 100 percent at fault but people wanna blame magic for some reason

[@bhavinshah679]

This was so honest, thanks Magic for clearing it up

[@ChampionKM]

This is therapeutical. He's so eloquent and soothing

[@natutz]

Magic Johnson: Shaggy P Stephen A: Rob Pelinker

[@lilwaynecarter6107]

Kankoro Bakoro lmao

[@g2bearded862]

That Pelinker shit be pissing me off...this nigga also tryna put a “er” where an “a” suppose to be

[@travontecathcart1393]

@@g2bearded862 you caught that too... With his $30 word using self

[@jimc8523]

Brooks Koepker and Rob Pelinker

[@NightOwlTX]

@@g2bearded862 and you putting a "a" where "er" supposed to be. knomesayin

[@keishaynedricksykes5654]

That man Rob was probably playing 2K18 MyGM🤣

[@lukszetrenne5153]

😭😭😭

[@iaintshit803]

😭😭😂😂

[@itsdetroit4098]

keishaynedrick sykes Super underrated 💀

[@vegetavsakuma1053]

Players play 2k before actual games so I wouldn't care

[@TheAngeloShow1]

He getting the backstabbing badge in 2k20 for assistants that want yo spot in my GM

[@spainegray2853]

LaVar Ball was beyond right! Damn he was so accurate

[@artemus212]

Spaine Gray FACTS

[@amplifiedbible07]

Modern day prophet

[@bigtyjme8457]

Pretty sure Lonzo told him

[@rootsr7722]

What did Lavar say? Did he predict all this would go down?

[@bigbluebobblehead5010]

@@rootsr7722 no,, lol he was just saying everything lonzo told him

[@slipnorris5882]

Rob Pelinka has the Mamba mentality. He kept his mouth shut, went to work on his craft, discarded all the distractions and now on his way to his 1st championship as a GM!

[@jeffreylamarwilliams1638]

Man he must’ve worked really hard to have LeBron and Anthony Davis join their basketball team based in Los Angeles!

[@thekonexperiment4]

@TorrentBlaze a mamba is also a snake.

[@lyno1820]

He's on the wrong still

[@dwyanelee2203]

He's not a close friend of Kobe's for nothing.

[@The-Endo-SymArmor]

@@dwyanelee2203 LeGM Back at it😂😂😂

[@stackhouse1]

We need Magic on the next "The Shop" episode looking LeBron in the eye.

[@MuzicFanatic93]

Not enough hair to be on the show 😂

[@tylerw.100]

Why? They don’t have beef lol

[@mr.clutch6930]

Won’t happen- LBJ getting traded before you know it.

[@davidconejr4206]

look LBJ in the eye and tell him to go fuck himself

[@bigseek00]

Aimt nobody using those clippers after magic lol

[@jonathans8760]

In other words...everything Lavar Ball said was going on was actually going on...lol

[@xYouthAttackx]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. The Lakers have been a mess since Kobe left. Not even Jerry West can save this fucking mess.

[@billytheconqueror5803]

Lavar's shoes are still crap

[@lt8473]

Jonathan S yep he called it from start only part I don’t understand is why he pushed for them to draft his son

[@brandibennett4200]

Billy The Conqueror tf that gotta do with anything

[@TheNarutodbzss19]

Lakers were a mess even with Kobe there

[@erickburgos8242]

Rob Pelinka was trying to call Magic a slacker.

[@Omilloadams]

Lmfao “No just Rob” 😂🤣 -Magic

[@greggee9062]

The first thing I get from this video is that damn! Lavarr Ball was 100% right.

[@ahmedsulz8265]

What was he right abt I forgot

[@Geion]

Yes let me know

[@dinomytegv]

Lavar said that Magic doesn’t have all that power that he claims

[@Gemberland2004]

He the god

[@rapidashingfrog6946]

Lavar is uuundefeated.

[@rn5598]

I love how this interview is being characterized as an “edgy” or “controversial” or “scorched earth” LOL. This is just someone being direct. Nothing wrong with that at all.

[@theophilussparks5839]

Really ,, this was class less on Magic part.

[@GadeaOne]

No, he just didn't have power to make decisions. To say someone isn't skilled or smart enough when they are micromanaged or have no autonomy is absolutely ridiculous and insulting.

[@theophilussparks5839]

@@GadeaOne So Jeannie orchestrated the trades and undermining of Luke ..???.. Gotcha.. I'll sleep better (like 'ell auh is) knowing people like yourself will one day be in charge of the country.

[@hornplayz8968]

@@theophilussparks5839 he said his true feelings. I think thats what most people want to hear besides people who like to be lied to.

[@theophilussparks5839]

@@hornplayz8968 Feeling my ass. Magic is no fool,, Like someone here suggested he's doing damage control to protect his image... Pulll-easee. He screwed up.. hang the blame on somebody else when it all goes south..

[@GplusGains]

I wonder what Luke Walton would say about this.

[@shegute]

5:03 you can really see Stephen A. really trying to light a fire 😂😂

[@jrake80]

"No it's just Rob"....Magic out here flaming dude😂😂

[@dpistons149]

Justin Rakestraw lmaoo

[@MKL3165]

Not like his son tho

[@robertamccartney5500]

BAAHAAHAA! 😆

[@robertamccartney5500]

@@MKL3165 Ooooooh weeeee!

[@MKL3165]

@@robertamccartney5500 lol 😆😆😆😆😆 just got back home from work. And I seen this.😆😆😆😆😆

[@reneelewis9346]

Magic a real one for this interview!! 😂😂Haha!! Spoken like a true savage!!!

[@misterc6012]

So if rob is Kobes' boy, does this mean that Magic and Kobe have beef???

[@DirtyBertie]

Tremendous

[@vambo13257]

cowardly, running to the press like a lil b!tch

[@reneelewis9346]

vambo13257 I am sure they asked him to be on the show.

[@antjacksonjr]

@@misterc6012 what type of high school shit is that? I doubt Kobe cares to take sides on this issue

[@joses5292]

This video and all these old comments aged so horribly. Now Rob Pelinker is a Championship GM 😂

[@kevinharing766]

Is this the full interview? If not, does anyone know where I can find it?

[@dboyagod]

When magic said shaggy p I fell off my balcony 😂

[@wayang7838]

RIP 😢

[@okayyyy8028]

good. u snitch u go.

[@coachvk]

Dhanuja Boyagoda right! 😂

[@robertgoines2855]

Yo good 1, I completely missed that Shaggy not Swaggy

[@warofmankind]

Swaggy shaggy saggy strappy warriors in 4

[@alansmith888]

This interview just killed Pelinkas short lived career as a GM

[@safersephiroth943]

no tf it didn't lol Jeanie aint firing that man. Hell I bet if the pels said "if you fire rob and bring back magic as the gm we'll make an AD trade" her dumb ass still wouldn't drop him.

[@treydeezy2011]

Justin Wright that’s because he hitting that 😂😂

[@zacharyrizzo3952]

alansmith888 Magic getting sued by Pelinka

[@vidhujha8310]

Yeah you right, now he gonn become Prez of basketball ops smh

[@luisd8818]

@DaQuan lmao wild

[@Racio00]

Wow, cool post. Thanks for sharing

[@deemerwm]

Maybe if Magic was coming to work it would not be a problem. And I love Magic. But everyone knows he did NOT work.

[@chrisscott7233]

Bill Deemer 💯💯💯

[@mariovh]

Do you think MJ works ? Jobs worked ? Great people are great managers they let other people work but they put the pieces in place ! Remember what Magic said that he regret not bringing his own people and don’t forget the snake was close to Kobe ! So Magic stepped aside so some people didn’t have to choose ! Magic is a strong personality who can handle stuff

[@epiccollision]

Wee you there?

[@solidgold899]

@@mariovh how’s that working out for MJ as a gm?

[@mariovh]

@@solidgold899 we can all say MJ knows basketball right but that doesn't make him automatically an expert in everything related to Basketball imo...he can also make mistakes just like Magic did

[@nantrax143]

"Do you know how many agents called me telling me to watch out for him?" Shots fired 🔥🔥

[@cooperscreditconsultingint6792]

4real!!!

[@jayay5881]

nantrax143 I thought he said “Asians”

[@JayBeastBoii]

Stephen A has been saying for months Agents around the league don’t like his ass😂

[@spartanrealah2121]

People actually thought Magic would just walk away from the team he gave his heart to without a damn good reason

[@johanneszhengdu4625]

for real man, he'd been a laker through and through his whole life, there's must been some f'ed up shit going on if he leaves like that,can't believe people doubting magic of all people

[@supthanks2600]

#Facts.......😒

[@nicholastaiariol2631]

Gave his heart but left without telling anybody...

[@rontolbert7878]

Dawei Zhao he said in the interview the comments didn’t bother him it was the fact that he didn’t have the power he was promised.

[@corywilliams9007]

@Dawei Zhao You probably side with your Boss when he shits on employees too. Smh Ass kisser.

[@spursyankeesfan1306]

Lol Stephen a so blunt lol at the intro

[@suzakukururugi4579]

That is Earvin Johnson not Magic.

[@mrbcrobinson982]

Lets not gloss over the fact the he called him Shaggy P. 🤣🤣

[@fiftytysondaman4522]

Lmao

[@user-tz1te1ld2n]

DetroitsVeryOwn Brian so glad someone said it

[@azureangel8217]

Lmfao😂

[@ripdajacker23]

From swaggy to shaggy! MTV reality show coming soon

[@howequalspeace]

Destroyed

[@bluethings2344]

It is so refreshing to see someone speak so openly about something like this. So many people in sports talk without saying anything, try not to offend anyone, and it's really nice that Magic doesn't hold anything back. Much respect to Magic and I am glad he doesn't have to put up with it anymore

[@MikeBNumba6]

Yea this is rare. Usually people never speak out on this.... Usually for good reasons. But I'm glad magic is talking because the media was killing him for everything

[@murkdiddatbeatproductions7034]

Put his ass out there

[@Omilloadams]

Aye Magic is straight forward and to the point 😂🤣 “I’m not finna give up all of my businesses” 💪🏾💯

[@wtfshroudslikeoneofmybestf8166]

Somebody make me a "No just Rob" shirt lol

[@robertamccartney5500]

BAAHAAHAA !

[@sdsumiguel5937]

SAS: Who’s worse, Hitler or Stalin? Magic: No it’s Just Rob!

[@osamasultan6394]

Lmaoo😂😂 I spat out my drink

[@jaxondakota7080]

😂😂😂

[@jessygarci]

😩😅😅😅

[@Myrtewood]

😂😂

[@88CGriffin]

That part!! 💯😂

[@willwhite247]

Magic not snitching he just cut the grass🌱on them 🐍s

[@pierrebell2905]

Wellll

[@octaviusgrant5726]

Only an idiot would call this snitching

[@johnstewart6380]

Snitching only applies to criminals. I’ll snitch in two seconds

[@user-ut4fs6mm7c]

William White why didn’t lakers trade kobe after he snitched on shaq to the police after he got caught raping a girl? Lakers hypocrisy

[@Juan_deep]

WELCOME TO CORPORATE AMERICA!

[@McRottenHorrorStoriesPH]

Thats right magic.... stay POSITIVE. 👍🏻

[@SGA196]

Here after klutch & LeGM pushing 🅿️

[@blueeye357]

SAS vowed to find out the real issue. Good work

[@1990758]

But I knew the same thing like I tell a lot of people all the players on the Lakers talk s*** about each other behind their back what you see on television is fake and that goes for actors and actress it's the same thing there's a lot of players off camera that will tell you I'm better than LeBron James plain and simple

[@blueeye357]

tim w not as stupid as you for not accepting the truth

[@buggstbone]

Actually that happens at every job my dude lol.

[@vicromanov8175]

Magic is just bein honest

[@malikholmes5045]

Steven A straight to the point. *"what the hell happened"* 🤣😂🤣😂🤣💯

[@vivalafame]

Malik Holmes 😂😂😂😂 FACTS he ain’t waste no time

[@americanfresh17]

Facts lmfaooooooo!😂💯

[@Psycho_Logical_631]

I was hoping SAS said Cut the damn music, what the hell happened Magic

[@w.o.r.l.d.w.i.d.e.7961]

Michigan vs Michigan St. Is never gonna mix

[@yehnah2680]

Put some respect on Robs name. That man put together a championship team around LeBron and now they’re world champions!

[@nostalgiacorner1999]

@Osama Abdi LeBron

[@jarmonmadison3132]

I know it was something, Magic bleed Lakers. For him to leave it had to be something

[@MichaelP-ke1tm]

Because he half assed his job and Rob did all of the work.

[@mantid83]

He was lazy.

[@bryansmall7371]

@@MichaelP-ke1tm That's not true at all. Jeanie said he had her ok to do the job the way he needed to. That's really unfair of you and mantid to make those assertions.

[@MichaelP-ke1tm]

@@bryansmall7371 He admitted to half assing the job and he sucked at his job too. Signing non shooters. Not resigning Lopez. Messing up the AD trade. Trading D Lo. Drafting Lonzo. Trading Zubac.

[@iRawstah]

@@MichaelP-ke1tm he also said he thought he had the power to make moves in the organization but he never really had that power

[@00ghostcobra]

They smile in your face.. All the time they want to take your place.

[@LampwicksCigar]

Might be your neighbor. Your next door neighbor.

[@joemartin1253]

Hulk Smash 24/7 That's called a two faced hypocrite.

[@clanwaddell5628]

Those backstabbers #theojs

[@ZA-ob4to]

That's what webbie said

[@CapitalGainzz]

Backstabbas............backstabbas 😩🎶

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

Almost everyone (pundits, fans, players etc.) were behind Magic when this all went down. However, fast forward a year and it has become overwhelmingly obvious that the issue was Magic, not Pelinka.

[@Ghostkilla773]

That depends. Once Lebron came and AD wanted to be a Laker it didn't matter who was the GM

[@KP-zh5dw]

Correct me if I’m wrong. Wasn’t Magic the reason Lebron came? Wasn’t Magic the one chasing the AD trade? Didn’t he want Walton gone? Seems to me like he built a champion and rob is taking all the credit. Maybe I’m wrong idk

[@Ghostkilla773]

@@KP-zh5dw yea Pelinka got lucky with the timing

[@KP-zh5dw]

Jerome Marshall yeah and I give Lebron 85% of credit dude has his fingerprints on everything, he’s a smart man and a great leader

[@or2130]

“I make more money doing that then being the PRESIDENT of the Lakers” ...magic just low key stunned on everybody with that one sentence and no one even realized it....

[@lilfredson3800]

Sadly there is a Rob Pelinka in every work setting in America.

[@alexguerrero7985]

stuieray 47 true shit

[@toreyjoseph1286]

You are speaking the truth dealt with this kind of shit at every job

[@darrelle929]

Rich people problems

[@theophilussparks5839]

Nope not true you're not in every work setting in America. Wait do you even have (or at anytime held) a real corporate job at all ..???

[@UnexpectedWonder]

stuieray 47 Facts!

[@Mektek19]

Magic just cooked the Lakers. Nobody is working with Pelinka.

[@DaggerMan11]

Nobody was going to work with Pelinka anyway

[@ryanmehring4080]

It's pelinker

[@stonekold5409]

Mektek19 Roasted.

[@AJ_773]

Objective Viewer I agree. As much as I love Magic, if he wasn’t totally committed then Pelinka was totally in the right.

[@vidhujha8310]

Objective Viewer Are you the type of guy who believes that the Earth is flat and that vaccines cause Autism? Coz i think so

[@jakemuller5788]

LeBron gotta come out and say to Jeanie this Pelinka nepotism isn’t gonna fly anymore either fire him or trade me.

[@rey-angarcia773]

We in the finals now!!

[@nsmith3128]

I honestly expected the PC interview. Magic sipped his tea and went opposite lol

[@kevinzhu6417]

hes a made man i dont think he givesa fuck 😂

[@qceaz11]

Shout out to Stephen A. he told everyone he was gonna find out & he did 💪💯

[@1990758]

He told you I already know what you see on TV is fake all the players hate each other talk about each other behind their back

[@Nat-ff8ce]

Facts, gotta respect it

[@tmroadrunner]

Damn sure did!

[@youtubepolice2151]

Good content..