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Controlling owner Jeanie Buss appears to have added another cook to the Los Angeles Lakers’ kitchen. Bill Oram of The Athletic reported on Monday that legendary head coach Phil Jackson, who is Buss’ former fiancé, has been in frequent …
Magic Johnson may have quit the Los Angeles Lakers front office a few years ago, but it appears that he is still poking his head in from time to time. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss spoke with Bill Oram of The Athletic this week for a feature on Johnson …
Jared Dudley might still have been with the Los Angeles Lakers had it not been for the boss upstairs. The Athletic’s Bill Oram, Shams Charania, and Sam Amick reported Monday that the Lakers’ decision not to offer a new contract to the …
The NBA’s play-in tournament was a ratings smash last season, but one team owner definitely does not rock with it. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss spoke this week with Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic. In the interview, Buss explained why she …
Jerry West is going full Michael Jordan “I took that personally” mode. The retired Basketball Hall of Famer appeared this week on Peter Vecsey’s “Hoop du Jour” podcast. During the interview, West addressed the recent …
Shaquille O’Neal usually does not take too kindly to perceived slights. But he actually seems to be handling Jeanie Buss’ recent comments pretty well. In a podcast appearance last month, the Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner Buss …
Jeanie Buss and Jerry West now work for rival Los Angeles teams. But many believe that the former is underselling the extensive prior contributions of the latter to her club. The Lakers controlling owner Buss appeared this week on Showtime’s …
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and legendary coach Phil Jackson broke up several years ago after being engaged for quite some time, but it would appear the two still have an amicable relationship. Jackson celebrated his 75th birthday on …
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss has made her first public comments since Kobe Bryant and Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash. Buss shared a lengthy tribute on Instagram Thursday in which she wrote about a …
There have been calls by some Los Angeles Lakers fans for Jeanie Buss to sell the Lakers, but don’t expect that to happen any time soon. Buss is the controlling owner of the team, which her father bought in 1979. In comments to the LA Times on …
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss has seen her franchise make headlines for all the wrong reasons this week, and she managed to make herself an even bigger part of the story with her social media activity. But was it intentional? Not long after …
For the second time in two months, Magic Johnson has left Jeanie Buss blindsided. The first time came at the end of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season when Magic abruptly resigned from his job as team president and did so without giving Buss prior …
Jeanie Buss took over as the president of the Los Angeles Lakers following her father Jerry’s death in 2013, and that year was the last time the team reached the playoffs. After six consecutive seasons of not being able to contend for a …
Magic Johnson may have abruptly quit his job as Los Angeles Lakers president and not given Jeanie Buss prior warning, but their relationship seems to be intact. In fact, the two seemed to make a point of proving that on Thursday night. Both Magic and …
On Wednesday, Ric Bucher went on the Colin Cowherd show and offered an explanation for Magic Johnson’s sudden resignation as Lakers president. According to Bucher (as recounted by Complex), Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss exchanged …
Jeanie Buss could have been upset with Magic Johnson for blindsiding her with his resignation news on Tuesday, but that’s not how she responded publicly. Instead, Buss showed love for Magic on Twitter after he resigned as the Los Angeles …
