Jeanie Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed headlines final week for promoting the NBA franchise. It was offered to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger. On Monday, the Buss household introduced that it’s going to promote its remaining 17.8% possession stake. Nonetheless, she reportedly didn’t agree together with her siblings’ choice.
Jeanie might want to step down because the Lakers’ governor ought to the transaction push via. The NBA requires {that a} controlling governor owns not less than 15% of the franchise.
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ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne reported that her lawyer despatched a letter to her siblings, with Jeanie opposing their vote.
“In response, Jeanie Buss’ lawyer Adam Streisand wrote to the 5 siblings who voted to promote {that a} court docket had dominated in 2017 that no sale might be “effectuated with out approval by the co-trustees, i.e. Jeanie, Janie and Joey Buss,” Shelbourne wrote.
“Jeanie Buss was the lone sibling who didn’t vote to promote the crew Monday, and a number of sources instructed ESPN that she didn’t reply to the household vote on whether or not to promote the crew.”
Los Angeles completed the 2025-26 regular-season with a 53-29 report, good for fourth within the Western Convention. The Lakers superior to the second spherical however the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder swept them in 4 video games.
Jeanie Buss’ tenure with the Lakers
Jeanie took over because the franchise’s governor after her father, Jerry Buss, died in 2013. She additionally turned its president, whereas her brother, Jim, served as VP of basketball operations.
The Lakers gained 11 championships since Jerry bought the crew in Might 1979. Their newest was in 2020 contained in the NBA Bubble in Orlando. They’ll usher in a brand new period subsequent season, with a brand new possession and with out LeBron James for the primary time in 9 years.
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