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Fans are saying the same thing after the latest Chargers injury

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The Los Angeles Chargers’ injury curse continues, and the regular season hasn’t even started yet.

Center Tyler Biadasz, who signed a three-year, $30 million deal this summer, left practice early on a cart on Tuesday in a joint session with the San Francisco 49ers.

On Wednesday, it was reported that Biadasz would be “out indefinitely” after suffering an ACL injury, and fans reacted after another brutal injury blow for LA.

Last summer, star offensive lineman Rashawn Slater suffered an injury in training camp that forced him to miss the entire season.

Fellow OL Joe Alt played just six games in 2025 due to a series of injuries, and Najee Harris played just three games due to a season-ending torn Achilles suffered in September.

For now, the obvious replacement is Jake Slaughter, the Chargers’ second-round pick in 2026.

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15-year WNBA veteran plans to retire after season

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Nneka Ogwumike is finishing up her 15th season in the WNBA, and it turns out that this one will be her last.

During an episode of “Boardroom Talk” with Taylor Rooks, Ogwumike revealed that this will be her final season in the league.

“I feel very fulfilled with the 15 years that I’ve been able to play and compete at such a high level, and I’m prud to say that I’m retiring from the WNBA,” Ogwumike said. “Even though I didn’t know what kind of player that I could be in this league, I never thought that I would play this long. Never thought that would be the type of player that I’d play this long.”

Ogwumike’s career accolades are very impressive. Here are her accomplishments so far:

  • 2016 WNBA champion
  • 2016 WNBA MVP
  • 2012 Rookie of the Year
  • WNBA All-Rookie Team
  • 11-time WNBA All-Star
  • 8-time All-WNBA
  • 7-time WNBA All-Defensive Team
  • WNBA 25th Anniversary Team

Ogwumike has also been the WNBPA president since 2016. Colin Salao of Front Office Sports added that she will continue to serve in that role until the next election. She will also be joining Project B’s inaugural season in January.

Her sister, Chiney, also had a message following the retirement announcement.

Ogwumike was the first overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2012 WNBA Draft, and she has spent all but two seasons with LA, with those years coming with the Seattle Storm in 2024 and 2025. She made her fifth straight WNBA All-Star team this season, and she is currently averaging 16.9 points with 8.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists this season.

The Sparks have a 12-23 record and are not in the playoff hunt, but it has been a spectaculr career for Nneka Ogwumike.

The Sparks’ final regular season game is scheduled for September 24 at home against the Golden State Valkyrie.

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Phillies signing ex-Yankees All-Star amid playoff race

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The Philadelphia Phillies are bringing in some starting pitching help just in time for the playoff push.

The Phillies and former New York Yankees All-Star Nestor Cortes agreed to a one-year deal on Wednesday, according to Robert Murray of Fansided.

Cortes underwent surgery on his throwing arm, but he has been working hard to get back and had drawn interest from other teams before signing with Philadelphia.

Cortes’ most notably was with the Yankees from 2021 through 2024, and he was named an All-Star in 2022 after recording a 12-4 record with a 2.44 ERA.

Cortes was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the 2025 season in the deal that sent reliever Devin Williams to New York. Then, the Brewers traded Cortes to the San Diego Padres at last year’s deadline in exchange for Brandon Lockridge.

Cortes made just two starts with Milwaukee due to injuries, and he started six games in the regular season for San Diego, going 1-3 with a 5.47 ERA before suffering the injury.

The Phillies are currently one game ahead of the Padres for the second National League Wild Card spot, and Murray added that Cortes could make it a six-man rotation in Philadelphia to extend the starters and keep them fresh going into the postseason chase.

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Pat McAfee lands a new job with ESPN

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Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee continues to excel in his role with ESPN.

On Wednesday, ESPN announced that McAfee will join the crew on “Monday Night Countdown,” along with  Scott Van Pelt, Jason Kelce, Marcus Spears and Jason McCourty.

McCourty replaces Ryan Clark, who was one of several layoffs by the company earlier in the summer.

McAfee has seen quite the rise since retiring from the NFL in February 2017. Two weeks after retiring, McAfee started “Pat McAfee Show podcast.”

McAfee then joined ESPN in 2023, and he is also a part of “College GameDay.” In June, it was reported that the two sides were working towards a contract extension that would pay McAfee $60 million per year, although official has been agreed to as of Wednesday.

After the news came of the new role, McAfee reacted on X.

ESPN has seen a big number of changes since merging with NFL Network. Some big names, such as Clark, were laid off, as well as Cam Newton and long-time ESPN voice Karl Ravech.

NFL reporter Tom Pelissero was also let go, although he just landed a job with Netflix.

All those changes, along with McAfee’s massive contract extension being in the works, led to the ex-Colts punter getting negative criticism, which was something he acknowledged recently.

Nonetheless, ESPN continues to work with Pat McAfee, and he will be a common voice during “Monday Night Countdown” beginning this season.

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Nick Kyrgios opens up after positive cocaine test

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Nick Kyrgios made the Wimbledon final in 2022 before losing to Novak Djokovic, but his career has derailed since then.

On Wednesday, Kyrgios shared a lengthy post on Instagram. In the post, he stated that he tested positive for cocaine. He has also been provisionally suspended.

“I wanted you to hear this from me first,” the post began. “I recently failed a drug test in Mallorca after testing positive for cocaine. I made a huge mistake and I take full responsibility for it. I’m sorry to my fans, my family, my sponsors and everyone close to me. Above all, I’m sorry to the kids who follow me. I know the example this sets and I’m deeply disappointed in myself.”

Kyrgios continued with the post. After revealing the positive drug test results, he also had a shocking admission, saying the last few years have been difficult mentally and physically for the tennis star.

“I’m not going to make excuses, but I do want to give some context about where I’ve been,” he continued. “The last couple of years of injuries have taken a huge toll on me, both physically and mentally. My body hasn’t been able to do what my mind expects it to do, and coming to terms with being near the end of my career has been harder than I ever imagined.”

The 31-year-old has played just 10 singles matches on the ATP Tour since making the final at Wimbledon in 2022.

Kyrgios faces a ban of up to four years due to the positive cocaine test, according to the Associated Press.

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OG Anunoby had a telling remark about the new-look 76ers

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OG Anunoby and the New York Knicks are the team to beat in the 2026-27 NBA season, thanks to their shiny new crown. The Philadelphia 76ers are also considered among the chief contenders for the Larry O’Brien Trophy after a huge offseason by the Knicks’ Atlantic Division rivals, and Anunoby agrees that they will be a team to watch.

“Oh, I think they’ll be good. I think a lot of teams will be good,” the Knicks forward said when asked recently for his thoughts on the new-look Sixers squad.

The 76ers have loaded up this offseason, as they traded for Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown before winning the LeBron James sweepstakes. With Brown and James joining Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe and Joel Embiid, Philadelphia sent a strong message across the league. 

However, judging from the way Anunoby answered the question, he doesn’t seem to be all that perturbed by the massive shift in the City of Brotherly Love.

The Knicks are not having as splashy an offseason as Philadelphia, but they still have their core intact, with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart and Anunoby in the fold.

The reigning NBA champions will also be the first team to put Philadelphia to the test next season, as they are scheduled to host James and the Sixers at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., on Oct. 20.

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Patrick Beverley explains why he’d take current NBA point guard over John Stockton

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Patrick Beverley added, yet another one to his portfolio of wild takes.

During a recent episode of The Pat Bev Show, the former Houston Rockets guard laid out his case for choosing Portland Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant over Utah Jazz legend John Stockton.

“I’m going Ja Morant,” Beverley said before imagining how the Jazz would have fared against Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s if Stockton was swapped for the high-flying Morant.

“You put Ja Morant on the Utah Jazz, that’s a different series,” Beverley said.

“What Ja Morant gonna do to Steve Kerr and what Ja Morant gonna do to Ron Harper,” Beverley continued. “Steve Kerr ain’t going to be able to get on the court.”

However, Beverley made sure to recognize Stockton’s greatness and even said he’s a big fan of the Basketball Hall of Famer.

Stockton’s lack of athleticism and speed has always been used by observers against him, but those surely did not stop him from retiring as the league’s all-time leader in steals and assists, which continues to be the case over two decades since he last played in an NBA game.

Stockton had outplayed and outsmarted several more athletic players and achieved far more than they did during his time in the league, which Beverley might have forgotten.

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Quay Walker follows up a highlight play in practice with a vulgar gesture

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Quay Walker is making his intensity felt at the Las Vegas Raiders’ joint practice with the Houston Texans, and it’s apparently gone over the top on Tuesday.

Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston described a wild moment during the joint practice, involving Walker, who is starting a new chapter in his pro career with the AFC West franchise.

After picking off Houston star quarterback CJ Stroud, Walker celebrated the play in a seemingly intense fashion, which later drew boos from fans watching the action.

“Raiders Quay Walker intercepts C.J. Stroud, spikes football near Woody Marks, draws taunting flag and then booed by Texans fans. He responded by flipping them off. Wild play,” Wilson shared via a post on X.

Walker is unlikely to change his ways or approach just because some fans did not like how he carried himself in practice, so the Raiders will have to expect more of the same from the former Georgia Bulldogs star linebacker.

This is hardly the first time that Walker turned heads with his fiery behavior on the field. He was once ejected from a game during his rookie season with the Green Bay Packers after shoving a Buffalo Bills player. In the same season, he was tossed from a contest for shoving a Detroit Lions staff member.

The 26-year-old Walker spent his first four seasons in the NFL with the Packers, who opted to let him walk in free agency. The Raiders then scooped him up from the market, signing him to a  3-year, $40.5 million contract.

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Pat Murphy reacts to Julio Rodriguez’s all-time blunder

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Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez did not have the proudest moment of his baseball career on Tuesday, as he committed one of the most embarrassing blunders in recent memory. But for what it’s worth, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was not able to witness Rodriguez’s brain fart in real time at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.

During one of the craziest moments of the contest, Rodriguez threw the ball into the stands after making a catch in the outfield in the eighth inning, as he mistakenly thought there were already three outs when there were just two. That blunder led to the Brewers scoring their 20th and 21st runs in the game before finishing with a 22-0 victory.

Apparently, the game was so out of hand that Murphy was doing something else when Rodriguez’s brain froze.

“I was playing catch in hallway here with Jaxon [Murph’s son], so I could be guilty of that too,” the two-time National League Manager of the Year Award winner Murphy said after the game, via Pat Timlin of WISN 12 NEWS.

The good news for Rodriguez and the Mariners is that despite getting buried in an avalanche of runs in that game, it still counts as just one loss. Seattle can rebound from that historically absurd defeat Wednesday, when they give the ball to Bryce Miller.

As for the Brewers, they extended their winning streak to three games and improved their record to 78-48.

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Patrick Kane got the most incredible reception at the Cubs-White Sox game

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Patrick Kane is back in Chicago, and he felt the love of Windy City sports fans before Tuesday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

Kane was in attendance for the second game of the Crosstown Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., and threw the ceremonial first pitch. The future Hockey Hall of Famer was met with a heartwarming reception from fans, who gave him an ovation that lasted nearly a minute.

Here is the video of “Showtime’s” first pitch.

The 37-year-old Kane appreciated the experience and the thunderous welcome from the fans.

“It was fun,” Kane told announcer Alex Faust and analyst Jeff Francoeur of MLB on TBS about his appearance on the mound, via NHL.com. 

“Honestly, walking to the mound and hearing the cheers from the Chicago fans and being up there and having that moment with them, it is so special. Something I will never forget.”

Kane made waves in July, when he decided to bring his talents back to Chicago, signing a 2-year, $16 million contract to reunite with the Chicago Blackhawks. 

The Blackhawks traded Kane to the New York Rangers in 2023 before he joined the Detroit Red Wings and spent three seasons in Hockeytown.

Kane is no longer the player he used to be when he won three Stanley Cup titles with the Blackhawks, but he still has enough gas in the tank to give the Connor Bedard-led squad a lift on offense.

Since his trade to the Rangers, Kane has scored 62 goals and dished out 113 assists through 208 games.

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Sophie Cunningham responds to fans’ savage treatment in Toronto

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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was not exactly the most popular person north of the border on Tuesday. Cunningham faced harsh treatment from fans inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, during a game against the Toronto Tempo. 

The former Missouri Tigers star has become a polarizing figure following her comments about transgender women playing in the WNBA, a stance that seemingly did not sit well with many people in the arena.

But Cunningham did not appear to be bothered by the fans’ treatment.

“I will tell you, I want to shout out the Tempo crowd in the city. I think we’ve had so much fun,” Cunningham said after the game, via Sportsnet. “It’s my first time being in Canada. It’s a lot of our first times being in Canada.

“The crowd was absolutely amazing, and I think that’s what sports is all about. You’re going to get boos, you’re going to get cheers.”

Cunningham can shrug the boos off, as the Fever left Toronto with another win, beating the Tempo, 101-95.

The 30-year-old Cunningham came off the bench and contributed 13 points on 3/4 shooting, with all her made field goals coming from behind the arc.

The Fever will be back in Toronto on Sept. 18, so it will be interesting to see whether Tempo fans will give her the same treatment by then.

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Mike McDaniel has telling comments about Justin Herbert

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Mike McDaniel is sounding more like Jim Harbaugh by the day.

In Harbaugh’s two seasons as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, the 62-year-old has propped up quarterback Justin Herbert as if he were the second coming of Joe Montana. McDaniel followed in his boss’ lead while speaking to reporters on Monday.

McDaniel, in his first year as the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive coordinator, gushed about the progress Herbert has made in their first training camp together.

“He’s been everything that I’d hoped and more in that regard,” McDaniel said via Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper. “We’re just finding different things to add to his game each and every day to put the best foot forward in Week 1.”

McDaniel added that he believed he could get “Year 2 results in Year 1” with Herbert.

McDaniel previously coached a Miami Dolphins offense led by Tua Tagovailoa into one of the best units in the NFL. While Justin’s playoff resume is not much better than Tua’s thus far, Herbert’s raw talent has consistently left McDaniel stunned from the sidelines throughout training camp.

But the comments and viral videos mean next to nothing if the Chargers’ offense doesn’t live up to the hype of McDaniel’s arrival.

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Saints get significant update on Alvin Kamara after his injury scare

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The New Orleans Saints have received some positive news on Alvin Kamara following his recent injury scare.

Kamara was forced to leave Tuesday’s joint practice between the Saints and the Dallas Cowboys due to a knee injury. He was seen leaving with a Cowboys trainer and did not return to practice at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard, Calif.

According to Saints reporter Nick Underhill, Kamara was able to avoid a major knee injury. Tests reportedly revealed that Kamara did not suffer any tears, with his recovery timeline pegged at “a few weeks.”

Kamara is five seasons removed from his last Pro Bowl appearance, but he still figures to be a big part of the Saints’ run game next season.

The 31-year-old was the most productive member of New Orleans’ below-average rushing corps last season. He rushed for 471 yards on 131 carries, both numbers more than double any other Saints player in just 11 games. New Orleans ranked in the bottom five in rushing yards (1,603) and rushing touchdowns (9).

The Saints supplemented their ground game by signing Travis Etienne Jr. in March, which would likely cushion the blow of potentially losing Kamara for a game or two to start the 2026 campaign.

Kamara missing the rest of the Saints’ joint practice may have been for the best, since the rest of the session devolved into a real-life Fight Club.

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Fans roasted Julio Rodriguez after he committed Error of the Year contender

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Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez deservedly got clowned on Tuesday after committing a mental mistake for the ages.

The Mariners trailed the Milwaukee Brewers 19-0 (!!!) in the bottom of the 8th inning at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis. With a position player on the mound, the Mariners had allowed nine of the Brewers’ first 10 batters to reach base safely when Christian Yelich stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and one out.

Yelich was gifted a belt-high 36-mph eephus pitch that he drove to center field for a sacrifice fly. Rodriguez camped under it for the second out but clearly thought it was the third. Instead of getting the ball back to the infield, Rodriguez threw it into the stands.

Fans piled on Rodriguez for making such a mistake with his team already getting embarrassed on the road.

Rodriguez’s throwing error allowed the Brewers to score two runs instead of one. Luis Lara followed with a single to drive in one final run before Milwaukee secured a 22-0 victory.

Rodriguez went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts, with his team recording nearly as many errors (4) as hits (5).

The Mariners tied the record for the most lopsided shutout loss in MLB history, which was somehow still worse than the score indicated.

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Becky Hammon gets ejected for berating a referee

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Becky Hammon showed off her San Antonio Spurs roots on Tuesday night.

The Las Vegas Aces coach Hammon was ejected from her team’s game against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday. In the second quarter at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., Hammon began berating referee Amy Bonner after a defensive rebound by the Aces.

Bonner quickly called a technical foul on Hammon, but Hammon continued to angrily pursue her. Despite being held back by assistant coaches and by Aces superstar A’ja Wilson, Hammon then picked up a second technical foul and was ejected from the game.

Here is the video of the full sequence.

It appears that Hammon was upset about a no-call on a Wilson drive to the basket during the previous possession.

After Hammon was ejected, Aces assistant Charlene Thomas-Swinson took over as acting head coach. In the end though, it was the Dream who earned the 97-82 victory over the Aces.

Hammon, 49, is in her fifth season as head coach of Las Vegas and has led the team to three WNBA championships over that span. But she was already involved in a notable controversy earlier this month and continued on that trend with her ejection from Tuesday’s game against Atlanta.

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Mariners suffer one of the most embarrassing losses in MLB history

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Seattle Mariners fans may feel the need to take multiple showers after watching their favorite team get humiliated on live television.

Tuesday’s matchup between the Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers started normally enough. The NL Central leader took a 1-0 edge into the bottom of the 5th inning at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.

The Brewers then plated five runs in both the 5th and 6th innings, turning a pitcher’s duel into an 11-0 drubbing. At that point, the contest was simply a good, old-fashioned blowout. Milwaukee then scored two more runs in the 7th before an absolutely brutal 8th inning for Seattle.

With the game virtually over already, the Mariners sent out infielder Leo Rivas to pitch. To say it did not go well would be a massive understatement, as Rivas allowed all but one of the first 10 batters to reach base safely.

The Brewers drove in nine more runs to increase their lead to 22-0 before putting the Mariners out of their misery with a scoreless top of the 9th. Seattle tied the record for the largest blowout loss while being shut out in MLB history.

The Mariners may have angered the baseball gods with the shameful brand of baseball they played from start to finish. The Brewers’ first run was scored after a hilariously botched play at home plate.

Milwaukee’s penultimate run came courtesy of Julio Rodriguez forgetting how to count.

The Mariners can take a little bit of solace in the fact that they were still five runs away from the all-time worst loss in MLB history, which occurred in 2007 when the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 30-3.

On the other hand, losing 22-0 while committing some of the worst errors imaginable arguably earns Seattle a commensurate plaque in baseball’s Hall of Infamy.

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Brian Schottenheimer had great quote after fight-filled Cowboys-Saints practice

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Brian Schottenheimer has forgotten the first rule of Fight Club.

The Dallas Cowboys’ joint practice with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday at times looked more like a wrestling meet than a football scrimmage. There were reportedly double-digit skirmishes throughout the session, meaning there was an interruption about every 10 to 15 minutes or so.

The fights were so rampant that Schottenheimer felt the need to update his LinkedIn profile with a new job title.

“Right now, I’m in charge of Fight Club,” Schottenheimer told reporters after the joint practice, via Joseph Hoyt of the Dallas Morning News.

“We’re going to play on the edge and we’re not going to take … s— from anybody,” Schottenheimer said. “But at the same time, I don’t think [the Saints] were the only ones stirring up the s—. I think we might’ve been stirring it up as well. It was a sloppy practice all and all and it’s got to be better.”

Schottenheimer clearly was not paying attention to the rules of Fight Club during the franchise orientation conducted by Brad Pitt and/or Edward Norton. But in all fairness to him, some of the fights were so intense that they deserved mentioning.

Check out Saints wide receiver Brock Rechsteiner, son of WWE legend Scott Steiner, lay the smackdown on Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson.

The incident was a WWE-style skirmish, complete with Rechsteiner executing his suplex on the wrong man. The Saints wideout had been beefing with cornerback Caelen Carson but ended up grappling with Thompson.

That’s NFL Fight Club, for you.

H/T Pro Football Talk

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Munetaka Murakami damages the Wrigley Field scoreboard with monster HR

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Munetaka Murakami almost has to be seen to be believed at this point.

The Chicago White Sox slugger Murakami crushed a monster opposite-field home run during Tuesday’s game against the rival Chicago Cubs. In the third inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., Murakami took Cubs pitcher Kevin Gausman deep on a 3-2 pitch that ended up clanking off the giant scoreboard in left field.

Murakami’s blast even caused some damage to the scoreboard. The local television broadcast aired an image of the scoreboard with a small dent in it from where Murakami’s home run had nailed it.

You can see a screenshot at the link here.

The 26-year-old Murakami, a lefty-hitting first baseman, has burst onto the scene during his first year in Major League Baseball. He entered play on Tuesday with 28 home runs and 57 RBIs through just 89 games (with an overall OPS of .911).

Murakami, who even made the MLB All-Star team this year, has already given the fans plenty of other incredible feats of strength. But doing (literal) damage to the scoreboard in the rival team’s ballpark might just be Murakami’s best work yet.

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Kelsey Mitchell confronts ex-Caitlin Clark enemy Marina Mabrey

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Kelsey Mitchell is having an incident with Marina Mabrey some 14 months after Caitlin Clark had hers.

The Indiana Fever played on Tuesday against the Toronto Tempo. During the third quarter at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, Ont., the Fever had possession and their star guard Mitchell was trying to get open.

The Tempo guard Mabrey bumped Mitchell in the process, resulting in Mitchell angrily confronting her. Mitchell gave Mabrey a shove and proceeded to point a finger in her face.

Here is the video.

The two players were given double technical fouls for the incident. Mitchell went on to score a game-high 29 points on 11/16 shooting as the Fever beat the Tempo by a final score of 101-95 (with Mabrey scoring a team-high 22 points on 7/21 shooting for Toronto).

Both All-Stars and 20-ppg scorers this season, Mitchell and Mabrey clearly have no love lost for each other. It is also worth noting that Mabrey had an ugly on-court incident with Fever superstar Caitlin Clark last season. While still a member of the Connecticut Sun, Mabrey angrily shoved down Clark during a game (see the video here) and got called for a technical foul as a result.

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Bob Iger’s feelings on the Buss family drama have been revealed

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Bob Iger is (understandably) hoping for a quick resolution to the Buss family’s mess.

The former Disney CEO Iger and his fellow incoming Los Angeles Lakers owner Joshua Kushner would like to move on from the Buss drama as seamlessly as possible by buying out the family’s shares. Arash Markazi of The Sporting Tribune reports that the duo could possibly remove Jeanie Buss as Lakers governor if the sale is blocked but notes that outcome would be “the least desired pathway.”

Iger and Kushner agreed in principle last week to purchase the Lakers from outgoing majority owner Mark Walter for a whopping sum of $12.5 billion. Walter had just bought the franchise from the Buss family last year (for $10 billion) and had a contractual agreement with them in which Jeanie Buss would remain the Lakers governor for at least the remainder of the decade.

Upon the news of the impending sale to Iger and Kushner, it quickly became unclear what the status was of the Buss family (who remained minority owners of the Lakers franchise). Iger said publicly though that he would be willing to honor the agreement between Walter and the Buss family by keeping Jeanie on as the team’s governor.

But earlier this week, the bombshell news broke that the Buss family (comprised of six siblings) had decided by a majority vote to sell off their shares to Iger and Kushner as part of a tag-along clause. Jeanie Buss did not vote in favor of the sale though and subsequently claimed that any such attempt by her siblings to sell was “void,” setting the stage for a potentially messy legal battle.

The plot thickened on Tuesday with the other five Buss siblings notably snubbing Jeanie in a public statement on their decision to sell. As for Iger and Kushner though, they are just hoping for the quickest resolution possible to this Buss family headache so that they can get on with their purchase of the Lakers.

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