Articles tagged: Jim Buss

Phil Jackson takes shot at Jim Buss

Phil Jackson is not the biggest Jim Buss fan, and the feelings he has toward the Los Angeles Lakers owner are probably mutual. Buss, who has been in charge of…

Magic Johnson blames Jim Buss for Lakers’ problems

Magic Johnson has been arguably the Los Angeles Lakers’ most vocal critic over the past two seasons. Last year, he blasted several Lakers players in an epic Twitter rant urging…

Jim Buss: Lakers talking contract extension with Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss says the team has begun contract extension talks with Kobe Bryant, who is in the last year of his…

Jim Buss: Dwight Howard was never really a Laker

Dwight Howard spent very little time with the Los Angeles Lakers before heading off to Houston. Most NBA fans envisioned Howard becoming the face of the Lakers’ franchise after Kobe…

Jim Buss thinks Kobe Bryant will be ready at start of season

Jim Buss infrequently gives interviews, but the Los Angeles Lakers executive sat down with NBA TV during a Lakers Summer League game in Las Vegas on Thursday and provided an…

Jeanie and Jim Buss reportedly have not spoken since Phil Jackson fiasco

If you thought the only issues the Lakers were having were on the court, think again. According to a report from the Orange County Register, Lakers executives (and siblings) Jeanie…

Kobe Bryant defends Jim Buss against Magic Johnson criticism

Magic Johnson seems to have made it his mission as of late to criticize Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president Jim Buss as much as possible. On Wednesday, Magic wrote…

Magic Johnson: I don’t believe in Jim Buss

Magic Johnson has been vocal about his displeasure with the Lakers over the past week, and now he’s taking aim at the team’s leadership. Magic ripped Mike Brown in an…

Jim Buss: Lakers are team to beat in West

The Thunder have the best record in the Western Conference but that means little to Lakers executive Jim Buss. The team vice president spent 45 minutes with ESPN Radio hosts…

Magic Johnson calls out Jim Buss

The Lakers were looking like a mess until beating the Mavericks Wednesday night in Dallas. First, Kobe Bryant said the trade rumors were affecting Pau Gasol, so he told management…