Jeanie Buss Is in a Back-and-Forth with ESPN Reporter Shams Charania

Buss family dispute threatens Lakers ownership transition

The Lakers’ ownership situation has become increasingly complicated following Mark Walter’s agreement to sell his controlling interest to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger at a $12.5 billion valuation. Attention has now shifted to the Buss family’s remaining 17.8% stake. Five of Jerry Buss’ six children reportedly supported including those shares in the transaction, while Jeanie […] The post Buss family dispute threatens Lakers ownership transition appe…

Jeanie Buss is in a back-and-forth with ESPN reporter Shams Charania

Things are getting messy with the ownership transfer of the Los Angeles Lakers. First, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Mark Walter — amid federal investigations — was selling the majority stake of the franchise to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. Then, he followed that up by saying that five of six Buss siblings, not including Jeanie Buss, agreed to tag-along and sell their remaining shares to Iger and Kushner, officially exiting the Lakers in th…

Shams Charania stands by Lakers reporting after challenge from Jeanie Buss attorney

ESPN’s Shams Charania is standing by his account of the Lakers ownership fight after Jeanie Buss’ attorney accused him of getting key details wrong about the Buss family’s attempted sale of its remaining stake in the franchise. Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show, Charania called a central claim from attorney Adam Streisand “inaccurate” and said he fully stands behind his work. “The first line of the statement from the lawyers said that I ‘reported…