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Jeanie Buss Opposes Family's Sale of Lakers Stake to Iger and Kushner

Jeanie Buss, controlling owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, is reportedly attempting to block her siblings' efforts to sell their remaining stake in the team to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner. This move highlights ongoing internal family disputes over the Lakers' ownership.

17 Aug, 18:00 — 18 Aug, 03:22
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The GuardianMostly Factual1h ago

Jeanie Buss reportedly attempting to halt her siblings’ attempt to sell remaining stake in Lakers

Jeanie Buss wants to remain as controlling owner Family were set to sell stake to Bob Iger and Josh Jushner Jeanie Buss is reportedly challenging her siblings’ attempt to sell the family’s remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers. Hours after the Buss family released a statement revealing their ⁠intention to sell their 17.8% ownership of the franchise to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, CNBC and ESPN reported that Jeanie Buss’s lawyer sought to halt her siblings’ sale on ⁠legal grounds. Continu...

By Reuters

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forbes7h ago

Why Jeanie Buss Ceded Her Role As Lakers’ Governor

Jeanie Buss once said that her father wanted Buss family to own the Lakers' forever. What changed?

By Mark Medina, Contributor

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YahooMostly Factual2h ago

Latest Buss family drama is like a real-life episode of ‘Succession’

Monday afternoon played out like a real-life episode of the television show “Succession,” a satirical drama about a family fighting for control over a national media conglomerate. At the eye of...

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varietyMostly Factual1h ago

Jeanie Buss Seeks to Contest Sale of Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner: Report

Jeanie Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers owner who has been the face of the team since the death of her father Jerry Buss in 2013, is reportedly contesting the plan approved by her siblings to sell the family’s remaining 18% stake in the storied NBA franchise to investors Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. ESPN and […]

By Cynthia Littleton

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual5h ago

Jeanie Buss Opposes Sale of Family’s Lakers Stake to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner

The move by owner Mark Walter to sell the NBA team is reopening a longstanding family divide over control of the team.

By Erik Hayden

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deadlineMostly Factual7h ago

Showtime! Buss Family Sells Remaining Lakers Stake To Bob Iger & Josh Kushner

Bob Iger was feted like a Disney Prince at D23 this past weekend, but the ex-CEO real starturn looks to be scoring an even greater stake in the L.A. Lakers today. With longtime owners the Buss family voting to tag along with Iger and Josh Kushner’s $12.5 billion purchase last week of the NBA team […]

By Dominic Patten

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naked-capitalismMixed10h ago

Coffee Break: LA Lakers Owner Bought Out by Kushner & Iger After Maybe Crossing Mubadala

Insurance billionaire Mark Walter briefly owned both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers before being forced to sell one of the teams, seemingly under the duress of a criminal investigation involving a certain sovereign wealth fund that is very well connected in Hollywood.

By Nat Wilson Turner

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