Over the last four decades, the Lakers’ game did not truly begin until Lawrence Tanter’s voice filled the arena. After 43 seasons behind the microphone, the legendary public announcer had already stepped away from his familiar courtside role earlier this year.
Lawrence Tanter, the Lakers’ longtime PA announcer who had been with the team since the 1982-83 season, passed away tonight at age 76, the franchise confirmed on social media.
NBA insider and attorney Nate Duncan says Jeanie Buss faces a massive uphill legal battle in her attempt to prevent her siblings from selling the Buss family’s remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers.
How many of the players to rack up the most points in one playoff run for each NBA franchise can you name in five minutes?
Josh Kushner has learned this year that things rarely move on schedule when they need to. In late July, the Thrive Capital founder was part of a private investors group circling a stake in FIFA’s World Cup, an idea that collapsed after soccer’s confederations objected and FIFA president Gianni Infantino shelved it.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
The NBA Board of Governors meetings are set to take place this week, which, for the Los Angeles Lakers, brings up an interesting question of exactly who is the team’s governor at this point.
When thinking about the success of the Los Angeles Lakers, the immediate association is with the Buss family, specifically Dr. Jerry Buss. He bought the Lakers in 1979 and turned the team into a powerhouse, which began with the Showtime era.
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they will unveil a statue for former head coach Phil Jackson outside of Crypto.com Arena ahead of the contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 9, 2027.
The Star Plaza is about to have another legend monumentalized. The Los Angeles Lakers have officially announced that former head coach Phil Jackson will be honored with a permanent bronze statue outside Crypto.com Arena.
Jeanie Buss is fighting in court to remain governor of the Lakers. She may not have many alternatives. Buss is trying to prevent five of her siblings from selling the family’s remaining 17.8% stake in the franchise to the group led by Josh Kushner and Bob Iger.
The Buss family’s fight over its remaining ownership stake in the Lakers will have to wait a little longer. A court hearing stemming from Jeanie Buss’ attempt to prevent five of her siblings from selling the family’s remaining 17.8% stake in the franchise has been postponed from Nov.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Not too long ago, Jeanie Buss filed a petition with a Los Angeles Superior Court in order to block her five siblings from executing the sale of their minority shares of the Los Angeles Lakers to new owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger.
The Buss family fight over the Lakers has officially reached the see you in court stage. Jeanie Buss filed a petition Wednesday asking a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to prevent her five siblings from selling the family’s remaining 17.8 percent stake in the franchise, according to Sam Amick and Melody Gutierrez of The Athletic.
The Buss family legal battle over the sale of their stake in the Lakers continued Wednesday in a Los Angeles Superior Court, according to Sam Amick and Melody Gutierrez of The Athletic.
Jeanie Buss is doing whatever it takes to prevent the Buss siblings from selling their remaining share in the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers’ ownership drama may soon require a little help from the commissioner. NBA commissioner Adam Silver could become involved in the increasingly messy dispute between Jeanie Buss and her siblings over the Buss family’s remaining ownership stake in the franchise, according to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal.
The vultures are officially out amid the latest drama with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been at the center of the basketball world due to all of the drama surrounding the team’s ownership. One of the biggest questions
Is this the fifth season of "Succession" or third of "Winning Time"? On Tuesday, the greatest soap opera of the NBA offseason continued.
Jeanie Buss’ five siblings are not giving any ground on their decision to sell the family’s remaining shares in the Los Angeles Lakers. Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss issued a new statement on Tuesday in response to Jeanie attempting to block the sale of the Lakers via legal means.
Five of the six Buss siblings want to sell their shares in the Los Angeles Lakers. Jeanie Buss contends they can't do it without her approval.
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.
Jeanie Buss won't remain team governor of the Los Angeles Lakers after all.
This era of NBA basketball features plenty of player movement, with superstars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant changing teams multiple times over their career. Sometimes, it's the bosses who keep changing, as Luka Doncic discovered again this week.
If the Lakers are worth $12.5B in the summer of 2026, it's hard to imagine that they weren't worth more than $10B one year ago.
LeBron James' agent, Rich Paul, insists another bombshell report about the Los Angeles Lakers forward is no biggie.
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