Magic: Pelinka backstabbed me.

[LukeWalton]

bombshell interview: Magic claims Pelinka back stabbed him, also didn't want me fired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=ffERoFUVE8M

[FKAri]

Lebron's fault.

[Xiao Yao You]

it's a shitshow! :roll:

[Bosnian Sajo]

What makes me facepalm the hardest out of everything said was that Jeanie hired him as president KNOWING this was going to be a part time thing for Magic....

[Bosnian Sajo]

I don't see what Rob did wrong, I completely understand his frustration with the PRESIDENT not being around. It's the other agents calling Magic and warning him about Rob that bothers me...



S'ain looking good, Lakers fam. S'ain Loogood.

[Hey Yo]

Bill Simmons
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Magic actually said on First Take that this Lakers job was a big commitment and he even gave up going to the movies on Sunday nights for it. This is incredible TV.

10:45 AM - 20 May 2019

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1130484679318970368

:oldlol:

[RealSkipBayless]

Pelinka was being handed the keys and couldn't just chill.

Had to do dirty shit behind his back like a slimeball. No wonder no team wants to do business with this guy. Unlucky times for the Lakers ahead of us.

[GreatHILL]

Magic Johnson Accuses Rob Pelinka Of Raping Him

[bison]

Magic quit and told the media he was happy to get his old life back. So whats the point of bringing this shit up now? :facepalm: we got a new coach who is expected to field press conferences, the draft and free agency coming up, but magic goes on tv to drag the lakers name further in the mud? :facepalm:

[GreatHILL]

Is that Shaggy P guy any good can he still play?

[Uncle Drew]

Bill Simmons
‏Verified account
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10:45 AM - 20 May 2019

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1130484679318970368

:oldlol:
I love Magic man, how can one be so incompetent?

[jstern]

The toxicity is too strong in this organization. And then you add Lebron on top of that.

[ArbitraryWater]

Love it.

People tried to hold LeBron accountable for all of it, this basically proves he was thrown into a shitty situation and still carried this trash to a 4th seed

[ImKobe]

Magic quit and told the media he was happy to get his old life back. So whats the point of bringing this shit up now? :facepalm: we got a new coach who is expected to field press conferences, the draft and free agency coming up, but magic goes on tv to drag the lakers name further in the mud? :facepalm:

I'm okay with him going on National TV and clearing the air about what happened. It doesn't really hurt the Lakers in the long term. Pelinka wanted to be the man and Magic bowed out.


Love it.

People tried to hold LeBron accountable for all of it, this basically proves he was thrown into a shitty situation and still carried this trash to a 4th seed

Just stop with the delusions and accept the fact he did a shitty job in the 2nd half of the season. His agency was responsible for the AD talks and the young guys giving up on the season.

[ArbitraryWater]

Just stop with the delusions and accept the fact he did a shitty job in the 2nd half of the season. His agency was responsible for the AD talks and the young guys giving up on the season.

:lol

thats not even what caused the turmoil

the front office trying to trade the team did

[ImKobe]

:lol

thats not even what caused the turmoil

the front office trying to trade the team did

Who came out with the "AD wants to the Lakers" story?

Pelicans just jerked us around to leak all the offers as a payback, but it all started with Rich Paul and Klutch.

[NBASTATMAN]

who gave away KUZMA ?


MAGIC OR PELINKA


CUZ THEY SHOULD BE HIT OVER THE HEAD FOR THAT TRADE :roll:

[Dan_Bali]

who gave away KUZMA ?


MAGIC OR PELINKA


CUZ THEY SHOULD BE HIT OVER THE HEAD FOR THAT TRADE :roll:

Kuzma is still at the Lakers, dipsh*t

[ArbitraryWater]

who gave away KUZMA ?


MAGIC OR PELINKA


CUZ THEY SHOULD BE HIT OVER THE HEAD FOR THAT TRADE :roll:

wat

[ImKobe]

who gave away KUZMA ?


MAGIC OR PELINKA


CUZ THEY SHOULD BE HIT OVER THE HEAD FOR THAT TRADE :roll:

I think you meant Zubac.

He was an expiring but it was a terrible trade at the time for our Playoff hopes.

[Meticode]

who gave away KUZMA ?


MAGIC OR PELINKA


CUZ THEY SHOULD BE HIT OVER THE HEAD FOR THAT TRADE :roll:
You should get hit over the head Kuzma Zubac.

[DCL]

one of the better first take episodes in a long time.

no speculation.

no talking out of asses or beating around the bush.

just straight talk and straight answers.

[Real14]

The toxicity is too strong in this organization. And then you add Lebron on top of that.
Exactly.

[lilteapot]

Lakers keep taking Ls :roll: :roll: :roll:

[kennethgriffen]

why on earth would anyone sign there now with pelinka still running shit

[BallsOut]

You guys have to remember Pelinka is a Kobe guy through and through. Wouldn't be surprised if it was really Kobe pulling all the strings and sabotaging LeBron in order for him to not win any more rings and thereby not passing him on the all time list.

This is on top of inspiring Kyrie to get out of Cleveland to reduce LeBron's chances at more rings. Love it. Kobe playing chess. LeBron playing checkers.

:lebronamazed:

[And1AllDay]

Bill Simmons
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10:45 AM - 20 May 2019

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1130484679318970368

:oldlol:

:oldlol: :oldlol:

Magic had no clue what he was getting himself into

[Jasper]

Shows Buess is a dysfunctional family , and doesn't trust anyone.

Hope the franchise goes into the toilet , with Boston swirlin' in the bowl.

[sd3035]

Lebald ruined LA :roll: :roll:

[jbryan1984]

LOL WOW. What a soap opera in LA.

[And1AllDay]

Lebald ruined LA :roll: :roll:

You gonna change your KD avy since uhh you know :oldlol: :oldlol:

[BallsOut]

All NBA free agents should beware of the disfunction within the Lakers organization. There's a lack of try of trust and accountability amongst the front office. Pelinka backstabbed Magic who was a player's person. Then dude tries to save face but you can tell he's what Magic described him to be. Very sketchy character.

[BallsOut]

why on earth would anyone sign there now with pelinka still running shit

Snakes gonna snake. Wonder if KD is interested??

[ErhnamDjinn]

Is that Shaggy P guy any good can he still play?
lmao caught that in the interview hahaha , "we let go of Dlo due to the Shaggy P incident hahaha"

[Bosnian Sajo]

How do people watch that first take interview and come away thinking Pelinka is the problem? It's painfully obvious that Magic is blaming everyone else...he admits to all the **** ups in the franchise as far as free agency and trades are concerned, yet it's Pelinka that is the problem? For WHAT exactly?

Magic said Rob talked behind his back saying Magic wasn't around enough....yet Magic LITERALLY SAID at the beginning of the interview that he told Jeanie he was going to focus on his own businesses before accepting the job, yet he wants to retain ALL the power?


Newsflash to the clueless, did you all know that there was no such thing as a president of basketball operations in LA before Magic?? It was the GM and Vice GM reporting directly to the owners...that's it. And yall expect Magics incompetent ass to be good at his job while not even being around?? He was legitimately NEVER in his office, and yet he wanted to just show up and fire Luke because he felt that was the right move to make. Even after everyone in the meeting disagreed (Magic doesn't own the team, it's not his say over everyone elses...this is corporate america people).


If ANYONE is backstabbing, it's Magic shoving one deep inside Jeanie and the Lakers organization as a whole. He came to first take to trash the team, knowing the effect he has on the media, all the while saying little antidotes like "JEanie is my sister, I love the Lakers, I want them to do well!!".


This dude acts just like the virus inside of him.

[BallsOut]

How do people watch that first take interview and come away thinking Pelinka is the problem? It's painfully obvious that Magic is blaming everyone else...he admits to all the **** ups in the franchise as far as free agency and trades are concerned, yet it's Pelinka that is the problem? For WHAT exactly?

Magic said Rob talked behind his back saying Magic wasn't around enough....yet Magic LITERALLY SAID at the beginning of the interview that he told Jeanie he was going to focus on his own businesses before accepting the job, yet he wants to retain ALL the power?


Newsflash to the clueless, did you all know that there was no such thing as a president of basketball operations in LA before Magic?? It was the GM and Vice GM reporting directly to the owners...that's it. And yall expect Magics incompetent ass to be good at his job while not even being around?? He was legitimately NEVER in his office, and yet he wanted to just show up and fire Luke because he felt that was the right move to make. Even after everyone in the meeting disagreed (Magic doesn't own the team, it's not his say over everyone elses...this is corporate america people).


If ANYONE is backstabbing, it's Magic shoving one deep inside Jeanie and the Lakers organization as a whole. He came to first take to trash the team, knowing the effect he has on the media, all the while saying little antidotes like "JEanie is my sister, I love the Lakers, I want them to do well!!".


This dude acts just like the virus inside of him.

Pelinka seemed fake during that interview. At one point dude opened and took a sip of a new water bottle rather than continue drinking the one he had opened just 20 minutes ago even though the original bottle was clearly still 99% full. Seemed nervous for some reason.

Also he didn't tell any of his trademark biblical/quran stories before making any points that we're accustomed to. His volatile behavior definitely raises some eyebrows. Even coach Frank Vogel looked nervous as hell next to him when the media asked Rob about his betrayal questions.

[red1]

I have zero respect for magic and neither should anyone else.



magic's taxes should go up because of the damage to society he's caused by being involved in the birth of this abomination:


https://cdn.popularsuperstars.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dm2-205x300.png

[Bosnian Sajo]

Pelinka seemed fake during that interview. At one point dude opened and took a sip of a new water bottle rather than continue drinking the one he had opened just 20 minutes ago even though the original bottle was clearly still 99% full. Seemed nervous for some reason.

Also he didn't tell any of his trademark biblical/quran stories before making any points that we're accustomed to. His volatile behavior definitely raises some eyebrows. Even coach Frank Vogel looked nervous as hell next to him when the media asked Rob about his betrayal questions.


:oldlol:

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about with the water, and I have a rational answer for you. The open bottle was room temp. Us cold water drinkers are SUCKERS for a cold bottle with condensation all over it.


As for biblical verses, I don't recall Pelinka ever doing that. He knows this is a no win situation, Magic has the media in his back pocket. People 100% like Magic more than Rob, so he chose to say some nice things instead of keep this back and forth going. That's the PROFESSIONAL thing to do.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Pelinka has a horrible reputation, but he didn't backstab Magic :oldlol:

Magic accepted a job he intended NOT TO PUT 100% effort in. If Jeanie new that beforehand AND still gave him the job? Its on her.

Dude talking about phone calls from people around the league :oldlol: "You better watch out for Pelinka!" "He's no good!" "Pelinka is not to be trusted!"

Yeah no shit. Rob Pelinka asking where Magic was at...is valid. Be there and present. Its your job.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Magic was ahead of Rob in the pecking order, meaning anything Rob wanted to do had to go through Magic....how the **** was Rob supposed to do his job when Magic never showed up? And everytime he did, he ****ed something up.

[SamuraiSWISH]

No Magic Popcorn GIF

:facepalm

[BallsOut]

:oldlol:

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about with the water, and I have a rational answer for you. The open bottle was room temp. Us cold water drinkers are SUCKERS for a cold bottle with condensation all over it.


As for biblical verses, I don't recall Pelinka ever doing that. He knows this is a no win situation, Magic has the media in his back pocket. People 100% like Magic more than Rob, so he chose to say some nice things instead of keep this back and forth going. That's the PROFESSIONAL thing to do.

The thing is the original bottle was ice cold. Like literally mostly ice. Why didn't he drink from that one??

You must not have watched any of his prior interviews. Here's one from when they signed KCP in free agency.

[BigShotBob]

[QUOTE=BallsOut]The thing is the original bottle was ice cold. Like literally mostly ice. Why didn't he drink from that one??

You must not have watched any of his prior interviews. Here's one from when they signed KCP in free agency.

[Kblaze8855]

I didn

[SamuraiSWISH]

I have zero respect for magic and neither should anyone else.



magic's taxes should go up because of the damage to society he's caused by being involved in the birth of this abomination:


https://cdn.popularsuperstars.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dm2-205x300.png
Is that Magic fat flamboyantly gay son? Did he finally get a personal trainer and dietician or something? Lol

[bdonovan]

Magic was ahead of Rob in the pecking order, meaning anything Rob wanted to do had to go through Magic....how the **** was Rob supposed to do his job when Magic never showed up? And everytime he did, he ****ed something up.

You've stated multiple times on this thread that Magic was never in the office. That may be true or it may not be. Do you have any evidence of this besides hearsay? People are often out of the office because they're going to meetings, traveling related to their work, etc. If you do, happy to take a look at it; I don't have any position on what happened and curious if there's any substance to the claim.

[Turbo Slayer]

Let's hope Magic doesn't transmit HIV to Pelinka on purpose for being backstabbing him in the back.

:confusedshrug: