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• Why Pat Spencer could be the Suns’ latest surprise contributor

  17-08-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, CA - APRIL 10: Pat Spencer #61 of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on April 10, 2026 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images The Phoeni
  
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• YouTube Gold: Rookie Julius Erving Forever Changed Basketball..

  18-08-2026 12:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Basketball: ABA Playoffs: Virginia Squires Julius Erving (32) in action vs New York Nets. Game 4. Uniondale, NY 4/27/1982 CREDIT: John D. Hanlon (Photo by John D. Hanlon /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X16772 TK1 ) Julius Erving had a bit of a rough start to his professional career. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, but signed contracts with the Atlanta Hawks and the ABA’s Virginia Squires. The first dispute was settled by the NBA: his draft rights belonged to Milwa
  
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• Jeanie Buss, her lawyer, push back on report Buss family to sell remaining stake in Lakers

  18-08-2026 08:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The original report was stunning: The Buss family had voted and planned to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the Lakers to incoming owners Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger. That sale would mean the Buss family's ownership of the team, which started in 1979, would be completely over. The end of an era. With that, Jeanie Buss would have to step down as the team's governor (a role that requires at least a 15% ownership stake, by league rules).Then came a follow-up report saying the other five Buss sibli
  
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• Joe Tsai not changing Nets plan after ‘embarrassing’ feeling of Knicks championship

  18-08-2026 05:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Count Joe Tsai among the few in New York City who are less than thrilled by the Knicks ending their 53-year NBA championship drought.That’s because the city’s most beloved basketball franchise hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy before the Nets owner and his team could get their hands on it for the first time — despite the franchise’s best efforts. Tsai, who has fully owned the Nets since 2019, was asked about the Knicks winning it all by Nets Daily and if it woul
  
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• The Buss Los Angeles Lakers: From dynasty building under Jerry to a family feud with Jeanie and her siblings

  18-08-2026 04:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It's the end of an era, not just in Los Angeles, but for basketball and the NBA.Maybe.After nearly 50 years in the business of running the Los Angeles Lakers, the Buss family announced Monday that it’s fully divesting its stake in the franchise. In a statement shared with ESPN’s Shams Charania Monday, the Busses announced that they’re selling their remaining 17.8% share in the Lakers as part of the $12.5 billion sale of the team to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. "We have decided as
  
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• Latest Buss family drama is like a real-life episode of ‘Succession’

  18-08-2026 03:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  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 the storm? The Buss family. And the Los Angeles Lakers. Jim Buss and his sister Jeanie Buss attend a news conference where Dwight Howard was introduced as the newest member of the team at the Toyota Sports Center on August 10, 2012, in El Segundo.Five days after Mark Walter agree
  
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• Raptors Reacts: Which player needs to elevate their game next to Kawhi?

  18-08-2026 03:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 3: Ja'Kobe Walter #14 and Scottie Barnes #4 of the Toronto Raptors high five during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round One Game Seven of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 3, 2026 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE
  
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• Jeanie Buss disputes her family's sale of Lakers stake: What to know about dramatic off-court fight

  18-08-2026 02:37 via cbssports.com
  
  Jeanie Buss would no longer serve as the Lakers' governor if her family sells its 17.8% ownership stake to Josh Kusher and Bob Iger
  
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• Raptors fans confused about when Kawhi nightmare ends

  18-08-2026 02:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 24: Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, left, looks on at his new players Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, right, during a press conference at the Green Meadows Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. George and Leonard were introduced to the media and fans as the newest members of the Clippers. (Photo by Scott Varley/MediaNews Group/Daily Breeze via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images When ESPN reported that the NBA didn’t find legitimate
  
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• Jeanie Buss contesting her family's plan to sell its Lakers stakes

  18-08-2026 02:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is contesting her family's plans to sell sell its remaining shares in the NBA team to new majority owners Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger.In a letter obtained by USA TODAY Sports and first reported by CNBC, Buss' attorney Adam F. Streisand refuted an earlier report from ESPN that all six siblings – Jim, Johnny, Janie, Jeanie, Joey and Jesse – had voted to sell their 17.8% ownership stake and that Jeanie was effectively out as team governor. He asse
  
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• Jeanie Buss opposing sale of family’s stake in Lakers

  18-08-2026 01:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 22: Los Angeles Lakers' Governor Jeanie Buss during the Los Angeles Lakers unveiling former head coach Pat Riley statue at Crypto.com Arena on February 22, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luiza Moraes/Getty Images) | Getty Images Jeanie Buss is not going quietly into that good night.While Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Monday that the Buss family would be selling its remaining 17.8% stake in the Lakers, it doesn’t appear that was a unanimou
  
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• Jeanie Buss says siblings can’t sell family’s Lakers stake, vote is ‘void’

  18-08-2026 00:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jeanie Buss is opposing the reported sale of her family’s stake in the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner, arguing her siblings can’t legally execute a sale without her approval.In a letter obtained by the California Post addressed to the lawyers representing her five other siblings in the Buss family trust (Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse) – Jeanie Buss’ lawyer, Adam Streisand, stated Jeanie didn’t agree to sell the team and that any vote of the Buss family s
  
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• Jeanie Buss rips siblings' attempt to sell Lakers minority stake in scathing letter from lawyer

  18-08-2026 00:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Buss family’s attempt to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers has hit a snag. Despite reporting that all six Buss siblings had agreed to sell their shares in the team, there is one that is reportedly contesting the sale: Jeanie Buss, the eldest Buss daughter and governor of the team.In a letter obtained by multiple outlets, Buss’ lawyer Adam Streisand wrote that she was opposed to selling the team, and that “any ‘vote’ by any of the Buss sibl
  
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• Jeanie Buss reportedly contesting sale of Lakers' minority stake in opposition with siblings' vote

  18-08-2026 00:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Buss family’s attempt to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers has hit a snag. Despite reporting that all six Buss siblings had agreed to sell their shares in the team, there is one that is reportedly contesting the sale: Jeanie Buss, the eldest Buss daughter and governor of the team.In a letter obtained by multiple outlets, Buss’ lawyer Adam Streisand wrote that she was opposed to selling the team, and that “any ‘vote’ by any of the Buss sibl
  
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• Why Lakers had ‘weird vibe’ last season under Mark Walter

  18-08-2026 00:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mark Walter’s legacy with the Los Angeles Lakers was short-lived, but was quietly a roller coaster of a ride. Details continue to emerge about his roughly yearlong tenure at the helm of the franchise, a period filled with behind-the-scenes upheaval that contributed to a“weird vibe” throughout last season, as one source described it in a new report by The Athletic.Former Los Angeles Lakers owner Mark Walter. Getty ImagesWalter purchased the Lakers for $10 billion in June 2025, a
  
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• Buss siblings turn on Jeanie in dramatic twist as family sells Lakers for $12.5B

  18-08-2026 00:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Buss family is selling its remaining ownership shares in the Los Angeles Lakers to new majority co-owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, who have an agreement with Mark Walter to buy the franchise for a historic valuation of $12.5 billion.When Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family last year at a valuation of $10 billion, the league announced that Buss would remain the team’s Governor for a period of at least five years.Iger told the California Post last
  
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• Za’Darius Smith free agency update: Could spurn Browns for former coach

  17-08-2026 23:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aug 4, 2024; Cleveland Browns defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) points during practice at the Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Uh, oh. Here we go again, perhaps.Sunday afternoon, we covered a report that former Cleveland Browns DE Za’Darius Smith was expected to rejoin the team after a visit to Berea. Smith seemed a bit confused by that report, as he commented on social media that he had another worko
  
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• Buss family reportedly to sell remaining shares of Lakers to new owners

  17-08-2026 23:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It's truly the end of an era.The Buss family has agreed to sell its remaining 17.8% of the Lakers to the team's incoming owners, Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, a story broken by ESPN’s Shams Charania and since confirmed by multiple sources. When the Buss family first sold its majority stake to Mark Walter last year, the family retained that 17.8%, enough for Jeanie Buss to remain on as Governor for the next five years, something written into the sales agreement. Now, without the ownership stak
  
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• Jeanie Buss’ siblings got the last laugh in family’s sale of the Lakers

  17-08-2026 22:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO, CA - AUGUST 10: Jim Buss and his sister Jeanie Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers attend a news conference where Dwight Howard was introduced as the newest member of the team at the Toyota Sports Center on August 10, 2012 in El Segundo, California. The Lakers acquired Howard from Orlando Magic in a four-team trade. In addition Lakers will receive Chris Duhon and Earl Clark from the Magic. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) | Getty Images It turns out burning bridges with all of yo
  
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• Sixers announce 2026-27 preseason schedule

  17-08-2026 22:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 08: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives past Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks during Game Three of the Second Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Xfinity Mobile Arena on May 08, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Ge
  
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• Jeanie Buss contests family sale of Lakers ownership stake to Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner

  17-08-2026 22:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jeanie Buss watches Game 5 of the Lakers' first-round NBA playoff series against the Houston Rockets from the sideline at Crypto.com Arena. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)For more than four decades, the Lakers were a family-run business — sibling rivalries and all.Jeanie Buss is fighting back after her siblings reportedly voted to sell the family’s remaining stake in the Lakers on Monday. The team’s governor, through her attorney, sent a letter to her brothers’
  
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• Buss family selling Lakers ownership stake to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner

  17-08-2026 22:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jeanie Buss watches Game 5 of the Lakers' first-round NBA playoff series against the Houston Rockets from the sideline at Crypto.com Arena. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)The end of an era.The Buss Family Trust is selling its 17.8% stake of the Lakers, according to media reports Monday, giving its final shares of the team to new majority owners Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger, who bought the controlling ownership stake from Mark Walter last week for a record valuation of $12.5 billion. Th
  
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• Buss family sells Lakers stake, ending an era for one of NBA's marquee franchises

  17-08-2026 22:19 via cbssports.com
  
  Jeanie Buss was originally set to stay on as the team's governor under Josh Kushner and Bob Iger
  
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• How Knicks’ title run added chaos to Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns’ wedding

  17-08-2026 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns tie the knot during a wedding ceremony on August 15, 2026, in Malibu, California.It’s not easy winning a NBA championship and getting married in the same offseason.The Knicks’ championship run in June didn’t give Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods much time to plan their nuptials, which took place on Aug. 15 in Malibu — and Woods took over planning Towns’ wedding look, the model shared in an interview published Monday with Vogue.
  
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• Buss family will sell remaining stake in Los Angeles Lakers

  17-08-2026 22:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The new owners of the Los Angeles Lakers are consolidating their control over the franchise and amplifying their stake in the team.The Buss family agreed to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the franchise on Monday, Aug. 17 to new majority owners, businessman Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Robert Iger.“We have decided as a family to sell the remaining Buss Family Trust shares to the Bob Iger group as part of the ongoing transaction,” the Buss family said Monday in a statement.
  
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• Buss family intends to sell remaining stake in Lakers despite Jeanie Buss' opposition

  17-08-2026 22:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The new owners of the Los Angeles Lakers are consolidating their control over the franchise and amplifying their stake in the team.The Buss family announced it has agreed to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the franchise on Monday, Aug. 17 to new majority owners, businessman Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Robert Iger. ESPN was the first to report the news.“We have decided as a family to sell the remaining Buss Family Trust shares to the Bob Iger group as part of the ongoing transact
  
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• NBA, Clippers clash over progress in Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention investigation

  17-08-2026 22:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Clippers owner Steve Ballmer congratulates Kawhi Leonard after he scored 55 points durin ga win over the Pistons in December at Intuit Dome. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)The NBA investigation into whether payments from Clippers team sponsors to star player Kawhi Leonard were a prohibited attempt to circumvent the salary cap has moved to a contentious discussion phase between the team and the league, people with knowledge of the case not authorized to discuss it publicly confirmed to The Ti
  
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• NetsDaily Reacts: How many games will the Brooklyn Nets win in 2026-27?

  17-08-2026 21:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 09: Head Coach Jordi Fernandez of the Brooklyn Nets reacts during the second half against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center on April 09, 2026 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jordan Bank/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throug
  
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• Buss family selling Lakers’ ownership to Josh Kushner, Bob Iger

  17-08-2026 21:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Buss family is selling their remaining ownership stakes in the Lakers to the new majority owners.The family, which has had ownership stakes in the Lakers since the late Dr. Jerry Buss purchased the franchise in 1979, is selling its remaining ownership stake in the franchise to businessman Josh Kushner and former The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger.Jeanie Buss during a Lakers game on Oct. 13, 2023. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA“We have decided as a family to sell the remaining Buss Family Trust
  
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• Jeanie Buss reportedly opposing family sale of remaining Lakers ownership stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger

  17-08-2026 21:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  After nearly 50 years, the Buss family will no longer be part of the Lakers' ownership group. In a statement to ESPN, the family announced it has chosen to sell its remaining 17.8% ownership stake in the Lakers to the new majority ownership group led by Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, according to multiple reports.Iger and Kushner agreed to purchased the controlling stake in the Lakers last week for a record $12.5 billion."We have decided as a family to sell the remaining Buss Family Trust shares to
  
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