{
  "id": 1589760,
  "title": "Jeanie Buss’ Is Contesting Siblings’ Attempts To Sell Lakers’ Share",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/jeanie-buss-is-contesting-siblings-attempts-to-sell-lakers-share",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T23:29:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jeanie-buss-contesting-siblings-attempts-232910444.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jeanie Buss, the controlling governor of the Los Angeles Lakers, is opposing her siblings' attempts to sell the family's remaining 17.8% ownership stake. Her lawyer, Adam Streissand, wrote in a letter that Jeanie Buss demands the siblings publicly confirm that she is the Controlling Owner and that no action should be taken on the proposed sale of the stake. Streissand disputes ESPN's initial report claiming the Buss family decided to sell partly due to Jeanie Buss's disapproval. The Buss siblings are the co-trustees of the family's majority stake, and any sale would require four of the six siblings to vote in favor. Should all or the majority of the siblings vote yes for the sale, Jeanie would lose her position as the Lakers' governor, as the NBA mandates a minimum 15% ownership stake for the governor. The co-trustees must vote to maintain the shares, or they would be in breach of trust and fiduciary duty, and in contempt of court. Jeanie Buss fired Jim Buss in 2017 and removed Joey and Jesse from their roles in the front office after the family sold its majority shares to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. Jeanie Buss intends to litigate to safeguard the Buss family's ownership shares.",
  "summary": "Jeanie Buss' lawyer has contested the Buss' family's attempts to sell its minority ownership shares of the Los Angeles Lakers",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Jeanie Buss’ Is Contesting Siblings’ Attempts To Sell Lakers’ Share",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/jeanie-buss-is-contesting-siblings-attempts-to-sell-lakers-share-1599789",
        "published": "2026-08-17T23:29:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}