The Buss Family's Billion Dollar Blunder: A Cautionary Tale for Sports Ownership The proposed sale of a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger has sent shockwaves through the sports world, but it's not just the $12.
5 billion price tag that's got everyone talking. The real intrigue lies in the internal power struggle within the Buss family, with Governor Jeanie Buss contesting her siblings' plans to sell their 17.
8% ownership stake. The Lakers have been a beloved fixture in Los Angeles since Jerry Buss purchased the team in 1979.