Lakers Owner Jeanie Buss Would Like To See ‘More Responsibility’ In Sports Media When Reporting On Rumors

Corey Hansford
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This is an era of sports unlike any other that has ever existed. Access to athletes is at an all-time high and every single move they make is tracked and reported on.

Likewise, for teams across America, anything that can be construed as a possibility is quickly unearthed and out in the world for public consumption. In the case of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the biggest sports franchises in the world, that attention is even greater.

Every rumor about any player is reported on and broken down to the highest degree, regardless of how it may affect the players themselves. And that is something that doesn’t sit too well with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss.

Buss was a speaker at the annual Sloan Sports Media Conference, where she discussed the media and the way it affects athletes, believing there needs to be more responsibility in the field:

Buss does make a good point about responsibility. In this day and age of rumors, things are often leaked out in the public that may or may not have proper sources and could be flat out wrong. If that turns out to be the case, it doesn’t get nearly the same amount of coverage as the initial report or rumor, and writers and media outlets just continue on.

Of course, Buss and the Lakers have had some recent experience with this as rumors surrounded the franchise about a number of players potentially being traded for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. No one could deny the effect that had on the team as a whole.

The media doing things properly will help things on all sides as it will lead to better relationships between teams, players and the media, which should in turn, lead to proper articles and reports.

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Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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