US EditionLakers Fire Joey Buss, Jesse Buss From Front Office Positions After Ownership Change
- On Nov 20, 2025, the Los Angeles Lakers reorganized their basketball operations and fired Joey Buss and Jesse Buss effective immediately, the brothers told ESPN's Shams Charania.
- The Buss family sold their majority stake to Mark Walter in June, and Walter finalized his purchase three weeks ago with NBA Board of Governors approval last month.
- The brothers built reputations in talent acquisition, with Jesse Buss, former assistant general manager and director of scouting, helping identify Austin Reaves and Kyle Kuzma, while Joey Buss served as alternate governor, vice president of research and development, and president of the South Bay Lakers.
- Jeanie Buss will remain the Lakers' primary team governor, while Joey and Jesse Buss retain minority ownership stakes as the Lakers overhaul their scouting staff.
- The sale, valued at $10 billion, positions Mark Walter as controlling owner; he already owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sparks, Cadillac Formula One team, while the Buss family launched Buss Sports Capital and won 11 titles.
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Joey and Jesse Buss, minority shareholders in Los Angeles Lakers, have just been fired by their own team.
Joey and Jesse were left behind after the majority sale of the team to Mark Walter, in a restructuring that leaves Jeanie as the last Buss in command.
Reports: Lakers fire Buss brothers from front office
The Los Angeles Lakers' reorganization of the front office includes the firings of executives Joey and Jesse Buss, younger brothers of team governor Jeanie Buss and sons of the former owner, the late Jerry Buss, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.
Report: Buss Brothers Ousted from Lakers, Weeks After Team's Sale
Weeks after the team’s $10 billion purchase by businessman Mark Walter, two members of the Buss family confirmed Thursday they’ve been ousted from their management positions with the team. Joey and Jesse Buss, both younger brothers of Lakers governor Jeanie Buss, told ESPN they had both been removed from their front office positions. Joey Buss was the team’s alternate governor and vice president of research and development. Jesse Buss was an ass…
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