Jeanie Buss and Magic Johnson tweeted support for Luke Walton on Saturday for the first time since comments from LaVar Ball suggested he was losing support from the Lakers' players.

Sources close to the situation told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that Buss became concerned that the situation was escalating after rumors connecting the team to former Grizzlies coach David Fizdale surfaced Friday.

Buss wants to reassure Walton of the Lakers' commitment to him as coach in the short-term and long-term.

Past indications have been that Walton's job was not in jeopardy, with a Lakers source telling Shelburne on Sunday that Walton's job status is "not even a conversation."