Who Owns Lakers Basketball Team

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Who owns lakers basketball team. Sid hartman was 27 years old when he began making player personnel decisions for the minneapolis lakers pro basketball team in 1947. Jeanie buss jim buss and johnny buss along with siblings in the jerry buss family trust. Minneapolis sportswriter sid hartman played a key behind the scenes role in helping put together the deal and later the team. The lakers franchise began in 1947 when ben berger and morris chalfen of minnesota purchased the recently disbanded detroit gems of the national basketball league nbl for 15000 from gems owner maury winston.

Jeanie marie buss is the president and controlling owner of the los angeles lakers. Memphis basketball llc 2012 miami heat. The los angeles lakers inc. It was as hartman often noted a different newspaper era than.

Lakers majority owner dr. Buss is a daughter of jerry buss a real estate investor who later owned the lakers and other sports businessesat age 19 she started in the family business as general manager of the los angeles strings. Aeg operates more than 90 clubs and theaters around the world and produces or supports more than 25 music festivals. Jerry buss had this comment on the transaction.

The next richest nba team owner knows a thing or two about basketball none other than michael jordan who earned just 90 million of his 21 billion fortune on the court. Pacers sports entertainment pacers basketball llc 1983 los angeles clippers. Inspired by minnesotas nickname land of 10000 lakes. Jeanie marie buss born september 26 1961 is an american sports executive who is the controlling owner and president of the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association nba.

At 19 jeanie marie began working in the family business as general manager of the professional tennis team los angeles strings. The sale of earvins share of the team is a business decision which will not change our relationship. 2014 los angeles lakers.