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The Los Angeles Lakers have once again captured the spotlight, as franchise legend and five-time NBA champion guard Magic Johnson delivered a passionate endorsement of the team’s new majority owner, Mark Walter, following the stunning $10 billion sale by the Buss family. With the storied franchise entering a new era of leadership, fans are buzzing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most legendary organizations in basketball and the world of sports, and it was led by the Buss family for a long time. It looks like that time is coming to an end as Jeanie Buss plans on selling the franchise, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “BREAKING: The Buss […]

Los Angeles Lakers president and owner Jeanie Buss’ recent comments raised eyebrows when she compared Lakers’ Luka Doncic to Hall of Fame center Wayne Gretzky. In a deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks, some believe Los Angeles’ president Rob Pelinka deserves an extension for acquiring Doncic. For Buss, landing Luka to place […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with executive Rob Pelinka, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. In addition to this extension to remain in Los Angeles for the foreseeable future, the Lakers’ Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager will now serve as the organization’s President of Basketball Operations. […]

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss recently addressed the blockbuster trade that brought Luka Doncic to the franchise in exchange for Anthony Davis, emphasizing that the deal was not one-sided and was initiated by the Dallas Mavericks. Speaking on former NFL receiver Julian Edelman’s podcast, Games with Names, Buss reflected on the magnitude of the […]

Los Angeles Lakers president, Jeanie Buss, shares how her mentorship to a teenage Kate Hudson helped the new hit Netflix comedy based on her life, Running Point. Prior to Buss taking over the Lakers, her father Jerry Buss, was the president until he died in 2013. Jeanie became president that year. “I was 17, 18 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers put the sports world on its head after finalizing a trade, sending Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic. The deal was rather controversial, but L.A. is now in second place in the Western Conference and looking like a true contender. Meanwhile, the Mavericks are fighting for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to surge through the season with a 36-21 record after securing a 111-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. They now prepare for their Friday night matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers (32-26). Despite the team’s success, Lakers governor Jeanie Buss recently acknowledged she initially had reservations about […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Luka Doncic in what sent shockwaves throughout the entire NBA, they would send away such players as Anthony Davis and Max Christie. While Lakers president Jeanie Buss was proud of the Doncic trade, she would also answer about her late father Jerry Buss and what his thoughts would […]

As new Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic works through shooting struggles, there is no doubt that the trade that sent him away from the Dallas Mavericks was one fans will never forget. With Doncic and Lakers star LeBron James building chemistry, team president Jeanie Buss speaks about the transformative trade and why she feels […]

Jeanie Buss made sure the Los Angeles Lakers’ trade involving Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis went through with radio silence. The Lakers’ owner reflected on the secretive process of the ground-breaking trade on the Rich Eisen Show. Lots of conspiracy theories on who really knew or didn’t know about the trade, and Jeanie Buss seems […]

Tracy Morgan found himself in an unexpected yet hilarious exchange with Jeanie Buss, leaving everyone in stitches. During the recent “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary celebration, comedian Jay Mohr shared a moment where Morgan appeared to mistake his wife, the Lakers owner, for a Laker Girl, TMZ reports. Mohr recounted the story in an upcoming […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers took a look at their 2020 title, Jeanie Buss applauded a gritty Lakers team. Following the title win, every Lakers player received a championship ring. However, they were unable to celebrate in a grand way due to COVID-19. Nearly five years later, players like Dwight Howard, Danny Green, and Rajon […]

Little did everyone know at the time, but on April 8, 2022, future Hall of Famer Dwight Howard played in his final NBA game — a 120-101 win for the Los Angeles Lakers over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now, the door isn’t fully shut yet on a potential return to the NBA for Howard. But […]

There is nothing LeBron James can do to silence the narrative that he used his power and influence to land his son, Bronny James, on the Los Angeles Lakers. Even if the younger James succeeds on the court, there are those who will still find issue with the way he wound up in LA. But […]

Every year, no matter what has transpired during the offseason, the expectation for the Los Angeles Lakers is to win a championship. This was always the mindset with Kobe Bryant, and this has continued to be the mindset since LeBron James joined the organization in 2018. To say things have been shaky in Los Angeles […]

LeBron James, fresh off a gold medal win at the Olympics, is one of the NBA’s top earners. Despite his high salary, the Los Angeles Lakers would pay him even more if they could. On the Petros and Money Show, Lakers president Jeanie Buss hailed James’ value, calling him a bargain. “I think he’s so […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a lot of noise when they selected Bronny James in the second round of the NBA Draft, but the team believes in what he can do to make an impact. Even though his father, LeBron James, is on the team, Bronny has a specific skill set that the Lakers have […]

Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss believes that her new head coach JJ Redick is ready to enter his first season as an NBA bench boss. As a sports executive and the Lakers’ controlling owner, Buss wanted to head into 2024-25 with a different approach and saw Redick, the former shooting guard, as an ideal […]

On Thursday afternoon, about a month and a half after firing Darvin Ham following a subpar two-season stretch as head coach, the Los Angeles Lakers made the decision to hire JJ Redick as the franchise’s next head coach. It was the expected result from the very beginning of the Lakers’ coaching search, though for one […]

While the NBA is male-dominated, there are some uber-impactful women around the league. The Los Angeles Lakers are at the forefront of having influential women leading the charge, and that made International Women’s Day on March 8 a big deal for the team. On that day, the Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks, and they did […]

Although LeBron James didn’t suit up in the Lakers’ 123-122 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, he was a hot topic of conversation on social media due to a video of him speaking with Lakers controlling owner and president Jeanie Buss and executive director of special projects Linda Rambis. The video featured James saying something to […]

It always seems to be a mystery as to what version of the Los Angeles Lakers fans will witness on a given night. Sometimes, the Lakers turn up against the best teams in the NBA, as evidenced by their LeBron James-led epic comeback win against the Los Angeles Clippers and a dominant effort against the […]

The ball is in Kate Hudson’s court as she’s set to star in Mindy Kaling’s basketball comedy series for Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series was inspired by Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss, who also serves as an executive producer, and her family’s NBA franchise. The show was given a straight-to-series order […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for a spark amid their middling 2023-24 season. The Lakers are caught in numerous NBA trade rumors as LeBron James and company consider retooling. However, Snoop Dogg provided simple advice to Lakers owner Jeanie Buss amid the team’s struggles. Snoop Dogg has a simple solution for the Lakers’ problems […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to be the home of NBA All-Star Weekend for 2026. Steve Ballmer was happy to announce that they will host it at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome. However, the annual event is always held per city which means that the Los Angeles Lakers could have an opportunity to also invest their […]

Throughout NBA history, Lakers fans will remember Jeanie Buss as the daughter of Jerry Buss, who also served as the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the younger Buss had a lot of work to do to fill up the space left by her father, she did make history by becoming the first woman […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss opened up once again how an NBA owner made an inappropriate act towards her in what she deemed as an act of “bullying” and “intimidation.” Instead of succumbing and backing down, however, Buss stood up for herself. Buss first revealed the rather alarming incident in her 2010 book “Laker […]

Buying an NBA team in the 1980s and 1990s has become the easiest way to become a billionaire. The teams were bought for anywhere from $50 million to $300 million. Now, the average value of an NBA team is $2.86 billion. However, for most owners, it isn’t about the money. The owners take pride in […]

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss has made a big claim about star big man Anthony Davis in the lead-up to the 2023-24 season, suggesting that he may have been the best player in the league when playing last year. Davis, as he so often does, had an injury-interrupted season, missing a large portion of December and […]

It was only a matter of time before that slimy Bob Sugar married his way into the top of the sports world. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss tied the knot with comedian Jay Mohr in an intimate wedding ceremony on Malibu Beach this past Sunday, via TMZ. The two had been publicly dating since […]

After winning a championship in 2020 behind the heroics of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers faced plenty of adversity — not to mention media scrutiny — in the seasons that followed. Not just because LeBron and AD are lightning rods for impassioned debates but because the Lakers made the head-scratching decision […]

Arguably the greatest player of all-time, LeBron James has accomplished everything one can accomplish in the NBA. He’s won titles with three different organizations, he’s been named to league’s MVP four different times, he’s a 19-time All-Star and most importantly, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. While he gave some […]

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss recently came out with her Top 5 list of most important players in franchise history. She picked Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, and Phil Jackson. There was (at least) one glaring absentee from the list — a guy who goes by the name of Shaquille O’Neal. […]

If you had said at the start of the 2022-23 NBA season that the Los Angeles Lakers were going to figure out their Russell Westbrook mess en route to making the Western Conference Finals, even those with the Lakers may not have believed you! Well, here we are entering the NBA offseason and the Lakers […]

It’s no secret things can get nasty in the world of Twitter, and Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss is no stranger to catching some of the vulgar nature of the site. With that said, there are a few who manage to hit a nerve with particular comments, to the point where one might feel […]

As the NBA trade deadline nears, owners and general managers everywhere are looking at ways to buy or sell to help their teams win now, or get ready for the future. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss is among the executives who are on trade watch. In recent memory, the Lakers have been known to […]

As LeBron James closes in on the NBA all-time scoring record, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss couldn’t help but reflect on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s legendary career and how happy she is that a lot of people are talking about him ahead of the milestone. Before the Lakers played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Buss […]

After previously wearing no. 8 with the Washington Wizards in honor of idol Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura has switched his jersey number to no. 28. According to Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss, who was making an appearance on Stephen A. Smiths podcast Know Mercy, Hachimura did so in order to […]