Former Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson refuted reports that he was toxic to the NBA team.

Johnson called an impromptu meeting with media in April to step down from his front office position after the Lakers missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season with a 37-45 record.

Since then, there have been reports claiming Johnson mistreated employees, and the Hall of Famer addressed those on Tuesday.

“Do you think [Lakers owner] Jeanie Buss would allow me to abuse the employees,” Johnson asked in his interview with ESPN. “If that was the case, she would’ve called me in. [Lakers CFO] Joe McCormack would’ve called me in, the lawyer for the Lakers.