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• Byron Scott Doesn’t Believe Dr. Jerry Buss Would Be Happy With Current State Of Lakers

  21-08-2026 23:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Buss family has owned the Los Angeles Lakers since the late, great Dr. Jerry Buss purchased the franchise in 1979 with it being passed down to his children following his death in 2013.Unfortunately, it now seems as if things are beginning to fall apart. The Buss family sold their majority shares to Mark Walter in 2025, who would then sell those shares to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner barely a year later. Following that, five of the six Buss siblings agreed to sell their remaining shares to Iger
  
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• Matas Buzelis Recalls Luka Doncic Going Off Against Him

  21-08-2026 21:35 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic had a ton of memorable performances last season on his way to winning the NBA scoring title. But without a doubt one of his best came against the Chicago Bulls and it was all thanks to their young, guard Matas Buzelis.
  Buzelis began trash-talking Doncic during the game and the superstar responded by dropping 51 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and three steals while letting the Bulls wing have it throughout the night. And Buzelis recently spoke about wha
  
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• Jonathan Kuminga Rumors: Lakers Are One Of Two Remaining Suitors

  21-08-2026 20:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have brought in a number of new players this offseason, but one name who hasn’t signed with them, despite being linked to the team all offseason, is Jonathan Kuminga. There is known to be mutual interest between the two sides, but they have been unable to agree to terms on a contract so far.
  The Lakers are one of a handful of teams that are known to be pursuing Kuminga, but one of them just filled that role as the Cleveland Cavailers agreed to a deal for former Denve
  
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• Lakers Minority Owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong ‘Absolutely Not’ Selling Shares

  21-08-2026 19:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  There are a lot of questions surrounding the ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers. Of course, Mark Walter has agreed to sell his majority shares of the franchise to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, while five of the six Buss siblings are also looking to sell their remaining shares to Iger and Kushner, with Jeanie Buss contesting that move.
  There are other minority owners of the Lakers as well and one of them is Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a businessman and surgeon who is known for his work in cancer resea
  
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• Robert Horry Doesn’t Think Players Care About Lakers Ownership Drama

  21-08-2026 18:27 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have been in the news lately for off-the-court reasons as Mark Walter shocked the world when he decided to sell the team to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner just one year after buying it from the Buss family.
  Then, news came out that the Buss family wants to sell its remaining 17.8% stake to Iger and Kushner, but Jeanie Buss is trying to fight that as she wants to remain governor moving forward but can’t without ownership stake.
  All of this can certainly be a distraction as
  
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• When Private Equity Comes for Your Favorite Team

  21-08-2026 12:00 via nytimes.com
  The Los Angeles Lakers have been sold for a record $12.5 billion, the latest sign that huge pools of institutional money are flooding into professional sports.
  
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