It appears the Buss family drama has finally come to an end, at least temporarily. On Monday morning, Jim Buss stepped down as a trustee of the Lakers. The move came weeks after Jim and brother Johnny reportedly attempted a coup to oust Jeanie as the controlling owner of the Lakers.
Jim and Jeanie have had a rocky relationship over the years that was heightened after the latter opted to remove the former as president of basketball operations last month. Jim and Jeanie had clashed throughout the years, and their relationship seemed irreparable after Jim opted to sign Mike D’Antoni as head coach instead of Jeanie’s fiancee Phil Jackson in 2012.
Now that Jim has been removed, the Lakers can focus on an important offseason. The front office, ownership, and coaching all seem on the same page for the first time in years for the Lakers. Now, hopefully they can turn around the once proud franchise.
Lakers Nation News
UCLA’s Lonzo Ball Says It Would Be A ‘Blessing’ To Play For The Lakers
Lakers News: Jim Buss Steps Down As Trustee
Lakers Great Shaquille O’Neal Compares Himself To LeBron James In MVP Voting
Luke Walton Believes Lakers Showed Growth On Defense Vs. Blazers
Lakers Rumors: Blake Griffin Open To Fresh Start With Lakers?
Lakers Podcast: Potential Of Young Lakers Plus Who Could Be Traded This Summer?
Los Angeles Lakers Vs. Portland Trail Blazers (VIDEOS)
James Harden Helped Make Lakers-Rockets Trade Involving Lou Williams Come To Fruition
Kobe Bryant Reiterates He’s ‘Only A Phone Call Away’ If The Lakers Need Him
Lakers Rumors: Paul George’s Interest In Los Angeles Is ‘Real, And Widely Known’
Lakers News
Metta World Peace has played limited time but remains a leader for Lakers – LA Times
The Lakers are officially Jeanie Buss’ team, so what will she do? – LA Times
Jeanie Buss to control Lakers for life – Fox Sports
Lakers’ Jeanie Buss replaces brother with sister as trustee – ESPN
Monday’s Lakers News: Second-worst record stays in hand with loss to Blazers – ESPN
Final: Lakers collapse in third quarter against Portland, keep hold on NBA’s second-worst record – OCRegister
NBA News
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James takes elbow to the back, exits game in third quarter – NBA.com
Are We Sure The Cavs Are Still Title Contenders? – Sports Illustrated
James Harden’s Case For MVP In Seven Charts – Sports Illustrated
The N.B.A.’s Best Games to Watch as the Playoff Races Tighten – NY Times
NBA Introduces Inaugural Jr. NBA Coach of the Year Award – SLAM
Inside the ‘Tinderization’ of today’s NBA – ESPN
West Coast process? Kings get OK to talk to Sam Hinkie, sources say – ESPN
Colin Cowherd issues a warning to NBA teams about tanking – Fox Sports
