This whole Phil Jackson/Knicks thing is really getting people talking! We all know Kobe & Magic don’t hold back their opinion and they both decided to vent yesterday. Kobe Bryant voiced his displeasure with Lakers management in a press conference after it was revealed he would miss the remainder of the season. Magic took to Twitter to voice his opinion.
Check it out…
*MAGIC JOHNSON TWEETS ABOVE IN GALLERY*
Via ESPN:
…the veteran guard took aim at the Lakers’ front office in regards to the team’s future.
“I think we have to start at the top in terms of the culture of our team,” Bryant said. “What kind of culture do we want to have? What kind of system do we want to have? How do we want to play? It starts there and from there, you can start building out your team accordingly.”
When asked to clarify what “the top” meant, Bryant pointed to executive vice president, Jim Buss, and his sister, Lakers president, Jeanie Buss. They assumed joint control of the franchise, along with their four other siblings, when longtime Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss died last February.
“You got to start with Jim,” Bryant said. “You got to start with Jim and Jeanie and how that relationship plays out. It starts there and having a clear direction and clear authority. And then it goes down to the coaching staff and what Mike (D’Antoni) is going to do, what they’re going to do with Mike and it goes from there. It’s got to start at the top.”
(Story Continues…)
