Buss siblings turn on Jeanie in dramatic twist as family sells Lakers for $12.5B

Nypost · Aug 17, 2026 · 388 words · By Khobi Price

Jeanie Buss's Leadership Status Lakers Ownership Transition

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The Buss family is selling its remaining ownership shares in the Los Angeles Lakers to new majority co-owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, who have an agreement with Mark Walter to buy the franchise for a historic valuation of $12.5 billion.

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Why it matters

When Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family last year at a valuation of $10 billion, the league announced that Buss would remain the team’s Governor for a period of at least five years.

Common ground

Iger told the California Post last week he and Kushner intended to honor the agreement made between Walter and Buss.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Buss family is selling its remaining ownership shares in the Los Angeles Lakers to new majority co-owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger”

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Multiple independent web search reports confirm the Buss family is selling its remaining ownership stake (approximately 17.8%) to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeanie Marie Buss (born September 26, 1961) is an American sports executive who is the governor and minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). She is also c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Buss

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerald Hatten Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basket…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Buss

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Johnny Hatten Buss (born October 18, 1956) is an American sports executive who is a part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously held positions as p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Buss

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Claim 2: “The Buss family trust, which includes six of Jerry Buss’ children — Jeanie (64), Johnny (69), Jim (66), Janie (62), Joey (41) and Jesse (37)”

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Multiple web search results explicitly list the six children of Jerry Buss and their respective ages: Jeanie (64), Johnny (69), Jim (66), Janie (62), Joey (41), and Jesse (37).

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Claim 3: “needed a majority vote (four out of six) to allow the trustees to sell their shares.”

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Only one specific web search result mentions that the siblings believe they need a majority vote of four out of six to sell the shares. Other results discuss the sale but not the specific voting threshold of the trust.

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web search NEUTRAL — FRBO is an acronym for "For Rent by Owner." This means that the private landlord acts as the property manager and is the individual that a renter would work with directly for renting their property.
https://hotpads.com/richmond-va/for-rent-by-owner

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web search NEUTRAL — How do I search for house, apartment, condo, and townhome private landlord rentals (FRBO)? Finding single family houses, apartments, condos, and townhomes that are 'For Rent by Owner' is easier on Hot…
https://hotpads.com/chicago-il/for-rent-by-owner

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web search NEUTRAL — Find a private landlords on Gumtree, the #1 site for Residential Property To Rent classifieds ads in the UK.
https://www.gumtree.com/flats-houses/property-to-rent/uk/srp…

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Claim 4: “When Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family last year at a valuation of $10 billion”

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Multiple sources confirm that Mark Walter purchased majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family at a valuation of approximately $10 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 79th season of the franchise, its 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 66th season in Los Angeles, and its 27th season playing ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Richard Walter (born May 22, 1960) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, a privately held global financial services firm with more th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Walter

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silver Lake is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California, United States, originally home to a small community called Ivanhoe, so named in honor of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake,_Los_Angeles

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Claim 5: “She’s been the franchise’s Governor after her father died in February 2013.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Jeanie Buss has been the Governor of the Lakers since her father's death in February 2013.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jeanie Buss has been cold-blooded with her siblings before. Since 2013, Jeanie Buss has been the Lakers team governor as her father's designated successor.
https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/jeanie_buss_brothers…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jeanie Marie Buss is an American sports executive who is the governor and minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. She is also co-owner and promoter of the U.S.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Buss

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web search NEUTRAL — Jeanie Buss has been the Lakers’ governor since Jerry Buss’ death in 2013, and she led the family’s decision to sell a controlling stake in the Lakers to Dodgers owner Mark Walter last year at a valua…
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/jeanie-buss-contesting-…

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Claim 6: “ESPN reported Jeanie didn’t vote to sell the family’s ownership stake in the Lakers, while the other five siblings in the trust did.”

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Multiple sources, including reports citing Shams Charania, confirm that five siblings voted to sell while Jeanie Buss was the lone holdout.

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web search NEUTRAL — Five Buss family siblings at odds with Jeanie Buss over their planned sale of the remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers issued a new statement.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/buss-family-lakers…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jeanie Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed headlines last week for selling the NBA franchise. It was sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger. On Monday, the Buss family announced that it will sell its r…
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/jeanie-buss-opposes-sibl…

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web search NEUTRAL — Charania reported Monday that five of the six siblings ultimately voted in favor of selling. Jeanie was the lone holdout.Jeanie Buss’ Lakers Future Hangs Over Family Fight. US-ENTERTAINMENT-STREAMING-…
https://heavy.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/shams-charan…

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Claim 7: “the league announced that Buss would remain the team’s Governor for a period of at least five years.”

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The claim is supported by both a cross-reference (Nypost) and web search results stating that the league announced Buss would remain Governor for at least five years after Walter's purchase.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers

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Claim 8: “The NBA requires that all Governors have an ownership stake of at least 15% of the franchise to be in the role.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia to confirm the NBA's specific ownership percentage requirement for Governors.

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Claim 9: “An NBA franchise’s Governor is the official representative and voting member on the league’s Board of Governors.”

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Claim 10: “Josh Kushner and Bob Iger... have an agreement with Mark Walter to buy the franchise for a historic valuation of $12.5 billion.”

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While other claims mention the sale to Kushner and Iger, the specific detail regarding an agreement with Mark Walter for a $12.5 billion valuation is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence. The evidence for claim 2 mentions a $10 billion valuation for a previous transaction, but not $12.5 billion for this specific one.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Kushner (born June 12, 1985) is an American businessman and venture capitalist. He is a founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Thrive Capital, co-founder and vice-chairman of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Kushner

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of films produced by and released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner (known as that since 1983, with Never Cry Wolf as its first release) and films released before that under the for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Walt_Disney_Pictures_f…

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Claim 11: “The Buss family’s remaining shares in the Lakers was close to 18% of the franchise.”

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Multiple web search results specify the remaining stake being sold is 17.8%, which aligns with the claim that it was 'close to 18%'.

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