Magic Johnson announced in an impromptu press conference Tuesday night that he will step down as the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations.

Johnson told reporters that he had not yet informed owner Jeanie Buss of his decision to resign, stating that he could not tell her “face-to-face” but added that he loved her like a sister.

Johnson cited the fact that he was not having fun in his role with the Lakers and wants to be able to publicly congratulate opposing players under contract on various accomplishments, like Russell Westbrook when he recorded his recent 20-20-20 game.

“I can’t tweet out like Russell Westbrook, that was a great feat the other day,” Johnson said. “I couldn’t have even tweeted it out to say, ‘Hey, congratulations, man!’ If I had done that then everyone would be like, ‘Oh, he’s tampering!'”

Magic Johnson says he likes to be free to congratulate players such as Russell Westbrook when he hit the 20–20-20 mark. Says he couldn’t be himself and he hasn’t informed Jeanie Buss yet. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 10, 2019

League rules prevent Johnson from publicly commenting on opposing players or pending free agents. Johnson and the Lakers have received several tampering fines from the NBA for commenting on various players around the league.

Johnson strongly hinted during his press conference that he planned to fire head coach Luke Walton after the team’s final regular season game on Tuesday night but that will not happen now.

Johnson was named the president of the Lakers in February 2017. He stated that he is a “free bird” now that he is leaving his position but declined to comment on the futures of Walton and general manager Rob Pelinka.

The press conference by Johnson lasted well over 40 minutes.