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Jeanie Buss is opposing the reported sale of her family’s stake in the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner, arguing her siblings can’t legally execute a sale without her approval.
In a letter obtained by the California Post addressed to the lawyers representing her five other siblings in the Buss family trust (Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse) – Jeanie Buss’ lawyer, Adam Streisand, stated Jeanie didn’t agree to sell the team and that any vote of the Buss family selling would be “Void ab initio”.
Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss sits in the stands prior to an NBA basketball game between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics. AP
Jeanie and Jim Buss in front of the Lakers’ championship trophies. Getty Images
She also filed paperwork to stop the sale with the Superior Court of Los Angeles Central District.
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“No sale of the JAB Trust’s 17.8% ownership interest in the Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. can be effectuated without approval by the current co-trustees, i.e., Jeanie, Janie and Joey Buss,” Streisand said in the letter.
“Pursuant to the JAB Trust and the attached Court Order, the co-trustees are bound to vote the Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. shares to ensure that the minimum 15% ownership requirement is maintained in order to ensure that Jeanie Buss may remain Controlling Owner. Any attempt by the co-trustees to do otherwise, and any attempt to aid or abet the co-trustees as such, would constitute a breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duty and be in contempt of court.
The letter added: “On behalf of Jeanie Buss, I demand that your clients make clear publicly that Jeanie Buss is the Controlling Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and that your clients shall take no action on this supposed “vote” to sell the 17.8% stake.
Jeanie Buss attends the ‘Running Point’ Emmy FYC Event in Los Angeles. John Salangsang/Shutterstock
Mark Walter, who purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family last year for a valuation of $10 billion (which was a record for the sale of a U.S. sports franchise at the time) last week agreed to sell his stakes in the Lakers to Iger and Kushner at a historic valuation of…
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Publish date : 2026-08-17 22:59:00
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