Jeanie Buss’ attorney calls out ESPN’s Shams Charania for ‘false’ report regarding Lakers ownership stake - Yahoo Sports
Jeanie Buss's attorney has publicly disputed an ESPN report by Shams Charania claiming that the Buss family voted to sell their remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers. The attorney asserts the report is false and part of a malicious effort to undermine Jeanie Buss's position as controlling owner.
Why it matters
This conflict highlights the intersection of high-stakes sports business, family trust disputes, and the reliability of sports journalism in the age of social media reporting.
The second sale of the Los Angeles Lakers in just about a year has predictably come with a fair share of drama. And at the center of the latest chapter is ESPN’s Shams Charania.
On Monday, Charania reported that the Buss family voted to sell its remaining 17.8% stake in the Lakers to incoming majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, who are set to purchase the team from current majority owner Mark Walter for $12.5 billion. The Buss family sold a majority stake in the Lakers to Walter last year, though Jeanie Buss stayed on as the team’s governor. Per NBA rules, a team governor must own at least 15% of a franchise.
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