Bob Iger Reaffirmed Commitment To Jeanie Buss In Private Meeting After Lakers Sale

Lakers to Honor Jeanie Buss Agreement With One Big Caveat

Over the summer, the Los Angeles Lakers were stunningly sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. Will Jeanie Buss still be involved?

Bob Iger Reaffirmed Commitment To Jeanie Buss In Private Meeting After Lakers Sale

Jeanie Buss was the first visitor Bob Iger hosted at his Los Angeles home after agreeing to buy Mark Walter's Los Angeles Lakers shares, sources told ESPN. Iger used the meeting to reaffirm his commitment to keeping Buss in a role after the sale closes. Publicly, Iger told the California Post that the new ownership group intended to honor Buss' agreement with Walter to remain controlling owner. He added, "if something changes, then it changes." …

Inside the stunning 72-hour Lakers sale -- and the uncertainty that still looms

Three days of secret talks resulted in Mark Walter flipping the Lakers -- and reignited yet another round of bickering among the six Buss siblings.

Luka Doncic’s immediate reaction to stunning Lakers sale revealed

Luka Doncic had a blunt response when he learned that the Los Angeles Lakers were changing hands again in August. Ramona Shelburne detailed Doncic’s private exchange with his manager, Lara Beth Seager, after Mark Walter agreed to sell his Lakers interest to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. “There’s not much that can shock me anymore,” […]

Jeanie Buss had an understandable reaction to Mark Walter selling the Lakers

Less than one year ago today, on Oct. 30, 2025, Mark Walter finalized his deal to become the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. He bought the majority share from Jeanie Buss and her siblings, ushering in a new era of Lakers basketball. However, by Aug. 12 of this year, Walter had agreed to […]

How a 72-hour deal sent the Lakers back into family conflict

Bob Iger was aboard his 213-foot sailing superyacht on Aug. 12 when, instead of joining tourists to view a rare solar eclipse, he was working calls from Italy to finalize a surprise $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers, according to interviews with more than a dozen team insiders, league executives and others with […]