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Facts of Lakers friction keeping things surreal

LOS ANGELES -- Did you see the one where the late owner’s son said he’d fire himself in a few years if the team he helped run into the ground still stunk by then, and if he didn’t bolt, that meant he’d probably be fired by his own sister -- the president of their family-run outfit -- and replaced, likely, by her longtime fiancé?

What about the one where the sister and her fiancé split, then she hired back one of their outfit’s most beloved familiar faces, then cleaned house -- and, yes, fired her brother -- while promoting that familiar face to an executive position for which he has no prior experience?