Before he passed away, former Los Angeles Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss did his best to make the trust he was leaving the team’s shares in for his children as Byzantine as possible, to ensure none of them would be able to stage some sort of coup or divide amongst themselves in infighting.
It half worked. Jeanie Buss has solidified her control over the Lakers after her brothers, Jim and Johnny Buss, attempted a pseudo palace coup against her earlier this season.
As time has passed, more information on the Jim Buss era has begun to trickle out, with the latest coming from Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.