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Jerry Buss used team tennis, roller hockey to train his children
Tim Harris once played goalie for the Los Angeles Lazers, an indoor soccer team owned by Jerry Buss. Harris, now an executive with the Lakers, said that as he looks back it was obvious what Buss was doing. "He was setting up these labs for his kids to...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Paula Abdul, Major League Soccer, Ilie Nastase, Tennis
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Jerry Buss didn't just put the Kings on ice
Jerry Buss was so strongly associated with the Lakers and their championships that it's easy to forget he was the Kings' second owner — and that they were more to him than a throw-in item when he bought the Lakers, the Forum, the Kings and a 13,000-...
Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Ice Hockey, Jerry West
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Jerry Buss showed what Showtime could be worth
Jerry Buss brought 10 championships to Los Angeles with the Lakers and along the way he altered the way people experience professional sports. "He changed the whole way that we went to a game: the Laker Girls, the whole fan experience, A-list people...
Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, David Stern, Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
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Lakers owner Jerry Buss brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
The frozen fields of Wyoming came first. Long before the championship trophies. Before the glitz and glamour. Jerry Buss was still a teenager, digging ditches beside his stepfather, when he dreamed of bigger things. It was youthful ambition — a...
Tags: Major Indoor Soccer League, Real Estate, Real Estate Buyers, Services and Shopping, Detroit Pistons
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Cashing in their championships
1979-80 FINALS Lakers 4, Philadelphia 76ers 2 An old dog, a new trickster and birth of 'Showtime' "Showtime" began as 20-year-old rookie Magic Johnson inspired this talented team to first in the Pacific Division. After four close games in the...
Tags: Mitch Richmond, Mike McGee, Rick Fox, Byron Scott, Luke Walton
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Jerry Buss and Earvin Johnson made magic together
The beloved mentor and his favorite student spent their final hours together holding hands on a hospital bed. Jerry Buss was entering the final stage of his life after a long battle with cancer, and he wanted to spend some of it with Magic Johnson....
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Kobe Bryant, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson
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And now, the rest of the story about Jerry Buss
It took several cups of coffee and a couple of hours one recent morning to realize there was still so much more to know about Jerry Buss. The coffee was shared with Bob Steiner, Buss' longtime public relations advisor and general confidant. We...
Tags: Stu Lantz, John Jackson, Chick Hearn, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson
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It was USC that made him Dr. Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss did not enroll as a USC graduate student with aspirations of becoming one of the most successful owners in professional sports history. As a youngster, he thought he might be a photographer. But in high school, he shifted his focus to...
Tags: Teachers, John Jackson, Science and Technology, Elections, Chemistry
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Jerry Buss' everlasting purple and bold effect
Jerry Buss may be gone, but Jerry Buss hasn't gone anywhere. Jerry Buss may have died on Feb. 18 at age 80, but Jerry Buss lives. When watching the Lakers makes you howl, when watching the NBA makes you smile, when watching anything in professional...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Chick Hearn, Jack Nicholson, Entertainment Events
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How Jerry Buss came to own the Lakers, the Kings and the Forum
Word got around that Jack Kent Cooke wanted to cash out. It was 1977 and the Lakers owner had entered into a divorce that would eventually cost $41 million, a sum worthy of the Guinness World Records for the most costly marital split in history at...
Tags: Donald Sterling, Indiana Pacers, Realty, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson
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Lakers greats speak fondly of their time with Jerry Buss
At Jerry Buss' memorial service Feb. 21, more than a dozen speakers honored the longtime Lakers owner, who died Feb. 18 at age 80 after a battle with cancer. Below are some of the highlights from the service, which included speeches by some current and...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Orlando Magic, Phil Jackson, Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
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Lakers' Week 17 in review
The week opened with the sad news that Lakers owner Jerry Buss had passed away. The NBA world responded with an outpouring of appreciation for Buss and his legacy. Jerry West said he was "blessed" to work for Buss. The Lakers will wear a commemorative...
Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Mitch Kupchak
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