{"id":2100644,"date":"2026-08-19T09:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100644"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:30:24","slug":"the-lakers-the-buss-family-and-a-47-year-ownership-that-could-be-nearing-its-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100644","title":{"rendered":"The Lakers, the Buss family and a 47-year ownership that could be nearing its end"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Los Angeles Lakers have undergone an unprecedented series of ownership changes over the past year. The latest \u2014 Mark Walter\u2019s agreement to sell his controlling interest in the team to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and venture capitalist Joshua Kushner less than a year after acquiring it from the Buss family<\/a> \u2014 could lead to the end of nearly five decades of Buss family control over one of the most prominent franchises in professional sports.<\/p>\n

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Jeanie Buss, 64, is one of the late Jerry Buss\u2019 six children, along with Johnny (69), Jim (66), Janie (62), Joey (41) and Jesse (37). The siblings inherited the Lakers through the Buss Family Trust after their father died in 2013, though their ties to the organization extended well beyond ownership. Jeanie, Jim, Joey and Jesse spent significant portions of their careers working for the Lakers, and each was intimately involved in the franchise\u2019s day-to-day operations over the years.<\/p>\n

Now, Jeanie is contesting her siblings\u2019 effort to sell the family\u2019s remaining stake<\/a> to Iger and Kushner. Her attorney has challenged their ability to sell without Jeanie\u2019s consent and asserted that she should remain the Lakers\u2019 team governor.<\/p>\n

As that dispute plays out, here\u2019s a timeline of the Buss family\u2019s tenure with the Lakers, from Jerry\u2019s purchase of the team to the potential end of their 47-year run atop the franchise.<\/p>\n

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Everything we know about the Lakers being sold again<\/div>\n
Dan Woike<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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