Report: Luke Walton Participating in Player Exit Interviews as Lakers Head Coach

With his future as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers uncertain after Tuesday's season finale, head coach Luke Walton was involved in one key end-of-season formality with the team. 

Per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, Walton took part in the Lakers' exit meetings as head coach at their training facilities Wednesday morning. 

A chaotic Lakers season took a strange turn Tuesday night when Magic Johnson held an impromptu press conference to announce he was resigning as president of basketball operations.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith reported on Wednesday's episode of First Take that Johnson had a meeting with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss earlier this week "wanting to get rid" of Walton and general manager Rob Pelinka. 

Even with Johnson out of the picture, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski noted Walton and the Lakers coaching staff "fully expected to be fired" after concluding their season with a 104-101 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. 

Despite the addition of LeBron James in free agency last summer, the Lakers finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 37-45 record. They have missed the postseason in each of the last six years, the longest streak in franchise history. 

Walton has gone 98-148 in three seasons as head coach of the Lakers.