Jeanie Buss Cited Financial Competition As Reason For Sale Of Lakers

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• Jeanie Buss Cited Financial Competition As Reason For Sale Of Lakers

  Jeanie Buss told her siblings she felt compelled to sell the Los Angeles Lakers due to concerns about competing financially with billionaire-owned teams, according to people familiar with the discussions. Her brothers Jesse and Joey considered her reasoning fundamentally flawed. In meetings following Mark Walter's $10 billion offer in June, Jesse and Joey asked Jeanie why she felt the need to sell. The answers largely centered on money, sources said. Buss expressed uncertainty whether the fam...

  Publisher:RealGMArticle published: 2026-01-21 15:53:19 UTC

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• Lakers rumors: Why Jeanie Buss went against father’s wishes to execute $10 billion sale

  Post the Los Angeles Lakers’ sale to Mark Walter, much has been said about the way the sale went down, considering Jeanie Buss’ father, Jerry, never wanted to sell the franchise. However, the NBA fraternity was left blindsided, Jeanie herself eventually decided to approve the sale, something her brother Johnny himself did not see coming, […] The post Lakers rumors: Why Jeanie Buss went against father’s wishes to execute $10 billion sale appeared first on ClutchPoints .

  Publisher:ClutchPointsArticle published: 2026-01-21 16:27:22 UTC

• Jeanie Buss Defends LeBron James Amid Family Drama, Franchise Sale Details

  Jeanie Buss responded to reports about tensions with LeBron James following an ESPN story detailing the Lakers' $10 billion sale to Mark Walter's ownership group. The former owner, now team governor, told The Athletic's Sam Amick it was unfair to involve her star player in family disputes. "It's really not right, given all the great things LeBron has done for the Lakers, that he has to be pulled into my family drama," Buss said. "To say that it wasn't appreciated is just not true and complete...

  Publisher:RealGMArticle published: 2026-01-22 02:48:57 UTC