"I never heard the story that Jerry Buss basically gifted Pat Riley, trading Shaq to him, giving him a chance to win one more title with Shaq as basically a payoff. Not that he owed him anything, but ...

Vitti remembers the moment West panicked after he told Dr. Buss the truth about why a Hawaii training camp wasn't helping the ...

Following the conclusion of a 2004 postseason run that could only be disappointing if you were the Los Angeles Lakers, team owner Dr. Jerry Buss was determined to make a roster shake-up. But not ...

Showtime Lakers starting shooting guard Byron Scott, who spent the first ten seasons of his NBA career in L.A. and won three titles with the club, shared a heartwarming story about his long-lasting ...

LOS ANGELES -- Lakers president and governor Jeanie Buss made it clear Thursday that the final say, the "final hammer" as Dr. Jerry Buss used to call it, lies with her now. "I'm the boss," Jeanie Buss ...

The NBA board of governors unanimously approved Mark Walter’s bid to buy a majority stake in the Lakers on Thursday, the league announced, marking a major shift for one of L.A.’s most significant ...

In the first major move of the Mike Walters era of the Lakers, the team has fired most of its scouting staff in a reorganization, including front office executives Joey and Jesse Buss — who are and ...

This story originally ran on ESPN.com on March 8. It has since been updated with new information toappear in ESPN The Magazine's April 24 NFL Draft Issue. Subscribe today! THE WALLET IS unremarkable ...