Magic Johnson toasts Lakers for being ‘mentally and physically tougher’ than last season

The Los Angeles Lakers have won 10 of their first 12 games in the 2026-27 season, and on Monday, it took a resilient effort for the Lakers to hold on for a 124-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks . What made this victory even more noteworthy was that they were on the second night of a back-to-back, and they beat…