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The NBA rule that means Jeanie Buss will be forced to give up Lakers governor role after sale

The Los Angeles Lakers’ recent $12 billion sale to Bob Iger and Jared Kushner might finally end the decades-long leadership of the Buss family. Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss sold the franchise for $10 billion to an ownership group led by Mark Walter, who would sell the franchise for a $2 billion profit a year after buying it.

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Jeanie Buss claims her siblings manipulated Shams Charania to ‘falsely report’ on Lakers sale

Jeanie Buss is not sitting quietly amid reports indicating that her family was giving up control of the Los Angeles Lakers. News broke Monday that the Buss family, which has owned the Lakers franchise for nearly 50 years, had reportedly decided to sell the family trust’s remaining 17.8 percent stake in the team.

NBA News / HITC / August 18

Read full letter as Jeanie Buss opposes sale of family’s remaining Los Angeles Lakers stake

After Shams Charania’s report that the Buss family would sell their remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, a letter from Jeanie Buss’ lawyer contesting it has become public.

Los Angeles Lakers News / EssentiallySports / August 18

'I Don’t Know That Any Transaction Has Actually Happened': Lakers Sale to Iger-Kushner in Question After Jeanie Buss Drama

The unexpected change of hands with the Los Angeles Lakers got another plot twist that could power a whole new season of Running Point. The historic 47-year tenure of the Buss family’s control over the franchise has hit a sudden legal wall, with Jeanie Buss on the verge of fighting her siblings.

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'I Demand That Your Clients Make Clear Publicly': Jeanie Buss Slams Siblings After Shams Charania’s Lakers Sale Report

Jeanie Buss is pushing back against reports that the Buss family voted to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers. Her attorney, Adam Streisand, says the reported vote is invalid.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Fadeaway World / August 18

Jeanie Buss Fights Unlawful Lakers Family Stake Sale; Threatens Legal Action Against Siblings

Days after Mark Walter sold his majority ownership share in the Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, the Buss family has reportedly also decided to sell their stake in the team.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Hoops Wire / August 17

Jeanie Buss reportedly fighting family’s plan to sell remaining Lakers stake

Well, apparently the Buss family isn’t quite ready to “exit gracefully” after all. At least not unanimously. Jeanie Buss is contesting her family’s plan to sell its remaining 17.8 percent stake in the Lakers to the incoming ownership group led by Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, according to Alex Sherman of CNBC.

Los Angeles Lakers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / August 17

Jeanie Buss contests report of unanimous family stake sale

The seemingly never-ending drama that is the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers took another turn on Monday when it was announced that the Buss family had agreed to sell their remaining minority share in the team to the new ownership duo of Bob Iger and Josh Kushner.

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Jeanie Buss News / Lakers Nation / August 17

Jeanie Buss Says Family Sale To New Lakers Owners Is ‘Void’

It was reported on Monday that the Buss family had agreed to sell their remaining minority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers (17.8%) to new owners Bob Iger and Josh Kushner as a part of Mark Walter’s recent majority sale.

NBA News / Yardbarker / August 17

Jeanie Buss fights to remain Lakers team governor

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Jeanie Buss claims vote to sell Lakers stake is ‘void’

Jeanie Buss and the family appeared set to sell the remainder of the stake in the Los Angeles Lakers. On Monday, it was reported that the Buss family would sell the remaining 17.8 percent Lakers ownership stake to incoming owners Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, who agreed to purchase the team on August 12 for a whopping $12.5 billion price.

Los Angeles Lakers News / NBA on ClutchPoints / August 17

Buss siblings’ shocking Lakers sale came after emergency meeting on new trust

On Monday afternoon, it was reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that the Buss family was selling its remaining share of the Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, who bought the majority of the team’s ownership from Mark Walter last week.

Luka Doncic News / Viral Sports News / August 17

Lakers’ Luka Doncic Receives Serious Warning Amid Turbulence

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Los Angeles Lakers News / Lakers Nation / August 17

Jeanie Buss Did Not Want To Sell Minority Stake

Jeanie Buss had been running the Los Angeles Lakers since her father Dr. Jerry Buss passed away in 2013, but that is about to change. It was reported on Monday that the Buss family has decided to sell their remaining 17.8% ownership stake in the Lakers to new majority owners Bob Iger and Josh Kushner.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Los Angeles Lakers on SI / August 17

Jeanie Buss' Lakers Exit Raises Major Questions About Rob Pelinka’s Future

In 1979, Dr. Jerry Buss bought the Los Angeles Lakers from then-owner Jack Kent Cooke, beginning what would become an iconic stretch for the storied NBA franchise that culminated in 11 more titles.

NBA News / Field Level Media / August 17

Reports: Buss family to sell remaining stake to new owners

The Buss family, which has been primary or minority owners of the Los Angeles Lakers since 1979, will sell its current 17.8% ownership to new owners Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, according to multiple reports on Monday.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Hoops Wire / August 17

Jeanie Buss to exit as Lakers governor after family sells remaining stake

The Buss family’s run with the Lakers isn’t merely winding down. It’s ending. The family has decided to sell its remaining 17.8 percent stake in the franchise to the group led by Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Hoops Rumors / August 17

Buss Family To Sell Remaining Stake In Lakers To Kushner, Iger

After controlling owner Mark Walter agreed to sell his majority stake in the Lakers to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger, the Buss family is following suit and will sell its remaining minority shares to the incoming ownership group, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

Luka Doncic News / Lakers Nation / August 17

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Kevon Looney News / Lakers Nation / August 17

Kevon Looney Has ‘Chip On My Shoulder’ This Season

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Austin Reaves News / Fadeaway World / August 17

Lakers Predicted To Make Shocking Austin Reaves Move For $304M Three-Time MVP

The Los Angeles Lakers entered this offseason with a big decision to make regarding Austin Reaves. Reaves was set to become an unrestricted free agent by opting out of his $14.9 million player option for 2026-27, but the Lakers agreed to a massive long-term deal with the undrafted guard before he hit the open market.

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