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Even though the Los Angeles Lakers completed the signing of the offseason by acquiring star forward LeBron James, the fan base hasn’t been as receptive as the organization would like to the new face of the franchise. LeBron was welcomed to the city of angels with much fanfare and immediately had murals painted in his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the move of the summer by signing LeBron James to a massive four-year deal. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss went on The Rich Eisen Show Wednesday to discuss the franchise’s summer, and she likened snagging James to the signing of Shaquille O’Neal to a seven-year contract in 1996. Jeanie Buss on […]

Los Angeles Lakers controlling-owner Jeanie Buss seems pretty happy with her choice to hire Hall of Famer Magic Johnson for the role of president of basketball operations, having yielded a mega-star in LeBron James in less than two years at the helm of the front office. “I have complete faith in Magic Johnson in terms […]

The endorsements for LeBron James continue to pile up after President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Numerous fellow players have chimed in to back LeBron, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a strong statement Saturday touting The King’s achievements. The Lakers have now come out with an official statement of their […]

The shorts that LeBron James wore on his first public appearance as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, now belong to Jeanie Buss — the franchise’s owner. Buss posted the photo of the shorts on Twitter, placing it beside one the Lakers’ championship trophy: Thank you @justdon !!!! 😍 💜.. I love these shorts. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are only two years removed from saying goodbye to their longtime star Kobe Bryant, as he headed for retirement. Yet it only took two years for them to reload with another all-time great, signing LeBron James to a four-year, $154 million deal to don the purple-and-gold. While James could bring his […]

LeBron James murals over Los Angeles are getting defaced. Many are left wondering as to why some people in L.A. don’t want the greatest basketball player today to play for the Lakers. Jeanie Buss, the team’s owner, has an answer. To celebrate James’ new campaign with the Lakers, several artists have put up murals of […]

Jeanie Buss, owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, looked back on the moment the franchise landed LeBron James — the best player in the world today. Per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Buss, 56, recounted the moments leading up to the text message signifying that they’ve lured the biggest fish in this year’s free […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss is not planning to wait another year for his team to bloom. Next year, the daughter of legend Dr. Jerry Buss wants his team to make it to the NBA playoffs. As reported by Tania Ganguli of the Los Angles Times, Buss expressed confidence in Magic Johnson, president of basketball […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are angling for a top free agent this summer, and team owner Jeanie Buss seems to be intent on having a hands-on approach in monitoring how the franchise will go far in the market. According to Bill Oram of The Athletic, Buss insinuated that she plans to pay close attention to […]

The Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka regime with the Los Angeles Lakers has already been penalized twice for tampering, and ahead of the upcoming free agency period, they are focused on ensuring that it doesn’t happen again. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Lakers co-owner and governor Jeanie Buss put together a meeting with every employee in […]

When anyone from the Los Angeles Lakers is not releasing diss tracks, they appear to be firing off enigmatic messages on Twitter. There’s at least one Wednesday night when Lakers owner and team president Jeanie Buss posted this mysterious tweet. Feel free to make anything out of it. Do not ever underestimate ….Nothing else to […]

Jeanie Buss, the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, knows a thing or two about the art of trolling. Buss showed that side of her recently when she posted a reaction to a post by Bleacher Report which features a short video of Kyle Kuzma telling the story of his struggle to […]

Before the Los Angeles Lakers even selected Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, most judged him based on his father, LaVar Ball. As his father continues to make controversial statements, the rookie says he is only focused on basketball (and rap) during the 2017-18 NBA season. In a recent […]

It may be too early to do so, and even unfair for Lonzo Ball at this point of his career, but Jeanie Buss has already compared him to team legend Kobe Bryant. The rookie out of UCLA is by no means near what The Black Mamba has achieved in his illustrious career, yet the Los […]

In the midst of the futuristic approach to the Los Angeles Lakers offseason, Luke Walton’s name has floated around in rumors that this may indeed be his last season as the coach of this team. Yet governor and majority owner Jeanie Buss has assured that’s not the case, according to Ramona Shelburne. Shelburne spoke to […]

Amid all the comments criticizing Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton and rumors surrounding his job security, Lakers majority owner Jeanie Buss and Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson once again expressed their support for their young coach through Twitter. Buss tweeted a picture of her having dinner with Lakers general manager Rob […]

Following the death of his father, Jeanie Buss became the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Lakers back in 2013. While there have been a number of controversies that surrounded the development, she still believes that being a family business has not held the franchise back. Buss recently spoke about how running a family business […]

Throughout his stellar 20-year career, Kobe Bryant has received numerous high praises for how great he has been every time he stepped on the court. He received some more during his double jersey retirement on Monday, including from Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, who gave him arguably one of the best he’s ever heard. […]

Kobe Bryant having a statue was really just a matter of time, but that didn’t stop Lakers president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss from confirming that the Los Angeles legend will have his own sculpture outside the Staples Center someday. The Lakers have recently announced they will be retiring both of Bryant’s jerseys this upcoming […]

New Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson has taken the responsibility of the team’s anti-tampering violation fine squarely into his 6-foot-9 frame and his broad shoulders, urging team ownership to make him the one to blame for this breach of policy. Johnson had asked for the $500,000 fine; the largest anti-tampering fine in league history, […]

Heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, there is plenty of optimism for the Los Angeles Lakers after selecting Lonzo Ball at the 2017 NBA Draft. After a poor debut at the Las Vegas Summer League, Ball averaged a near triple-double and received the Most Valuable Player award. With teams currently filling out the remainder of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Wednesday that their former broadcaster, Tommy Hawkins, passed away at the age of 80. The team’s controlling owner and CEO, Jeanie Buss, issued a statement on behalf of the organization, via their official website, Lakers.com, where she expressed sadness over losing one of the great broadcasters in their franchise’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently made a move two blocks down the road from their longtime practice facility in El Segundo to the brand new UCLA Health Center. The state-of-the-art facility will be the team’s headquarters moving forward, and it appears Team USA basketball may also see some time at the facility in the future. […]

Los Angeles Lakers part owner Jeanie Buss had made the huge decision to part ways with her brother, Jim Buss, who was the president of basketball operations, and general manager Mitch Kupchak. There were many reasons leading to Buss cleaning house in the front office. One of which appears to be the signing of both Luol […]

The first coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, John Kundla, has passed away on Sunday at the age of 101. He is survived by his family members, including his son, Tom, who confirmed his death. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss gave a statement, via Ron Clements of Sporting News, where she expressed her sadness over losing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made changes to their front office earlier this season to change their direction and have a fresh start to their quest of becoming a winning team once again. It started with firing Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak as Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, respectively. They have since been […]

The Los Angeles Lakers organization has had a lot of changes in the past few months. Gone are Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss, while Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson are set to usher in a new era for the storied franchise. It also marked the start of a sibling feud when Jeanie Buss‘ brothers, Jim and Johnny, tried to […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner/governor Jeanie Buss has seemed to have put an end to the ongoing feud with brother Jim Buss, after the latter tried a palace coup of sorts, calling a meeting of trusts behind her back along with brother Johnny Buss, in efforts to remove her capacity as controlling owner of the team. […]

According to some reports, one of the final straws for team governor Jeanie Buss’ decision to fire her brother Jim Buss as president of basketball operations was the latter’s failure to broker the deal that would have brought DeMarcus Cousins to the Los Angeles Lakers. However, more details have now surfaced that add new light to […]

Sometimes women have the ultimate instinct when it comes to relationships. It turns out Jeanie Buss jokingly predicted she and her former fiancé Phil Jackson would never get married. Digging through the TMZ video vault, there was a clip of the couple leaving a wedding in Beverly Hills back in 2009, where one of the […]

Phil Jackson is the President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks. That is a fact that isn’t in danger of changing, but there is a limit to his term. Jackson has an opt-out clause that he can exercise on July 1, 2017 in the event he gets tired of the Big Apple. Insiders […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are transitioning into a new era after the departure of Kobe Bryant. The end of his legendary 20-year career was far less fruitful than the rest of it, as the Lakers experienced two of their worst seasons in franchise history in 2014-15 and 2015-16. With new head coach Luke Walton set […]

Amidst rumors of Phil Jackson potentially returning to the Lakers – and the Lakers and his current Knicks team both searching for head coaches – fiancée Jeanie Buss is settling at least one report. RELATED: Jeanie Buss reveals reality behind when she found out Byron Scott was fired by the Lakers The Lakers part-owner told […]

Even after the season has ended for the Lakers, the lack of communication within the organization is still making the news. RELATED: Byron Scott’s craziest quotes during his Lakers coaching tenure The Lakers announced on Sunday that they had made the decision to fire head coach Byron Scott after the worst season in the franchise’s […]

The Buss family has been intertwined with Lakers history for a long time. For Jeanie Buss, the retirement of Kobe Bryant and the season-long farewell tour to honor him is the perfect way to pay respects to one of the all-time Purple & Gold players. She told ESPN before the Mamba’s final game: “We had […]

Kobe Bryant stepped off the court for the final time in style Wednesday night after posting 60 points in his final NBA game. The Black Mamba will forever be a Lakers‘ legend and one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He’s been the scoring champion, league MVP, All-Star, and NBA champion, but one […]