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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.

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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