Magic Johnson responds as Jeanie Buss agrees to sell the Lakers to his business partner, the co-owner of the LA Dodgers, Mark Walter.

NBA legend Magic Johnson’s relationship with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss spans decades—dating back to 1979, when Johnson was drafted by her father, the late Jerry Buss, former owner of the Lakers. When Jerry passed away in 2013,

Few people in NBA history understand what it takes to make the Los Angeles Lakers successful better than Magic Johnson, and the legendary former point guard is "ecstatic" about the reported sale to Mark Walter.