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Posted on 02/18/2013 8:25:50 AM PST by EveningStar
Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Lakers whose penchant for showmanship helped turn the game of basketball into “Showtime” and who led the team to 10 NBA championships, died Monday. He was 80.
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RIP.
At least he is no longer around to see his Lakers not even make the play-offs this year.
I remember him as one of the main characters in the Wayne Gretzky trade saga. The Kings acquired Gretzky after Buss sold the team, but he had set the events in motion a couple of years earlier by planting the seed in the minds of the Edmonton Oilers.
Yeah I just hear ES
Quesion how long before the family start fighting over the Laker ownership
Yeah I just hear ES
Quesion how long before the family start fighting over the Laker ownership
Okay, it’s easier to ask, Who here has *not* played poker with Jerry Buss?
Rip Jerry.
He sure made Mark Cuban look stupid with that Lamar Kardashian trade.
As a die hard Laker fan today is a truly sad day for Laker Nation..I havent felt this bad since Chick Hearn died..such an incredible loss..hopefully his sons can continue the Laker tradition..RIP Dr Buss
Chick Hearn..... still miss him.
Agreed - no one better than “Chickie Baby!”.
RIP.
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