Jerry Buss was a chemist and USC instructor who heavily leveraged his real estate investments to buy the Lakers, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, the Forum arena and a large ranch from Jack Kent Cooke ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Buss family's decision to sell a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers at an eye-popping franchise valuation of $10 billion marks the end of nearly a half-century ...

Jerry Buss was a chemist and USC instructor who heavily leveraged his real estate investments to buy the Lakers, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, the Forum arena and a large ranch from Jack Kent Cooke ...

After a whopping sale, the Los Angeles Lakers will no longer be the Buss family business by: GREG BEACHAM, Associated Press Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 09:40 AM EDT Updated: Jun 19, 2025 / 09:40 AM EDT ...

The Lakers and Buss clan have been inextricable since 1979 — the longest active ownership tenure in the NBA — but Mark Walter's stunning coup effectively ends this improbable era.

Jerry Buss was a chemist and USC instructor who heavily leveraged his real estate investments to buy the Lakers, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, the Forum arena and a large ranch from Jack Kent Cooke ...