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LeBron James on Jeanie Buss Report: ‘Don’t Care How Somebody Feels About Me’
- The Lakers' sale to Mark Walter closed at a $10 billion valuation nearly three weeks earlier, ending the Buss family's decade-long control as Jeanie Buss prevailed in family litigation and became controlling owner.
- The family's trust structure, described as 'last man standing', fueled power struggles marked by sibling infighting and attempted coups, with Johnny saying `She was always the swing vote`.
- On July 13, 2019 the Lakers unveiled Anthony Davis at a news conference, where Rob Pelinka thanked Jeanie Buss and her allies, highlighting their key operational roles.
- The abrupt personnel moves triggered public expressions of hurt from family members as Joe McCormack notified Jesse Buss and Joey Buss of immediate firings.
- Questions persist about whether the sale followed the family trust and if allies were favored, while Jerry Buss's legacy and his wish to keep the Lakers in the family framed disputes amid longstanding sibling infighting.
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West Hawaii TodayLeBron James downplays reported rift with Jeanie Buss: ‘It’s always been respect’
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James downplayed any suggestion of a rift between him and Lakers governor Jeanie Buss on Thursday following an ESPN report that detailed how the now-minority owner of the team had started to turn on the Lakers superstar.
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LeBron James on Jeanie Buss report: ‘Don’t care how somebody feels about me’
INGLEWOOD — LeBron James dismissed any notion that there is friction between him and Lakers governor Jeanie Buss, which was cited in an ESPN story this week on the Buss family drama and how it led to the team being sold to Mark Walter. According to the report, Jeanie Buss soured on James after the Lakers traded for Russell Westbrook in 2021, a move the team made to satisfy the superstar but one that backfired. Buss reportedly was upset with the …
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