Jerry Buss, Owner of the Lakers, Has Died at the Age of 79

All, NBA Jason McIntyre February 18th. 2013, 10:51am

Jerry Buss, longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, has passed away at the age of 79, the LA Times reports. Buss had been battling cancer since last year, had not attended a Lakers game this season, and was hospitalized last week.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away this morning. A sad day for L.A.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) February 18, 2013

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35 Responses to “Jerry Buss, Owner of the Lakers, Has Died at the Age of 79”

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A.P. Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Sad. Now his son will run the lakers into the ground
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Der Kaiser Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Didn’t realize he was only 79. Not being snarky, it’s just that he has owned the team for a while now. Figured he was lot older. Anyways, kudos for being a great owner. Wasnt shy about spending money.
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rdot Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Just a few minute
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rdot Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 10:58 AM
Stephen a was just on the herd talking about how they may dump salaries to pay the death tax for the estate. God I wish Kobe could get out of there before Jimmy complete taints Kobe legacy.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
And Donald Sterling continues to live.
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ms621 Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Stephen a was just on the herd talking about how they may dump salaries to pay the death tax for the estate.
MikeNYC…paging MikeNYC.
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HtownHacker Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:03 AM
God I wish Kobe could get out of there before Jimmy complete taints Kobe legacy.
I think Kobe’s legacy is fairly secure, no matter how his teams do henceforth.
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ol' scrappy grinder Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:04 AM
RIP Buss. Easily on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest sports owners.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:06 AM
And Donald Sterling continues to live.
So too Busta Rhymes
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heldover Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:08 AM
So will they finally sign Phil Jackson this offseason?
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:09 AM
RIP Buss. Easily on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest sports owners.
No offense, but Grantland is the decider of this.
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ennemis publics Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Didn’t realize he was only 79. Not being snarky, it’s just that he has owned the team for a while now. Figured he was lot older. Anyways, kudos for being a great owner. Wasnt shy about spending money.
Bought the Lakers in ’79 at the age of 42. Talk about timing.
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kaiserwilhelmreems is commenting too quickly Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Stephen a was just on the herd talking about how they may dump salaries to pay the death tax for the estate.
something tells me the lakers would gladly hand over Dwight howard as part of any estate tax payment to the gov’t
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scripty Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:10 AM
very smart man and a poker player.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:12 AM
LA Times says he was 80. many outlets last week said he was 79.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-jerry-buss-obit-20130214,0,5024446.story
from the LA Times: A Depression-era baby, Jerry Hatten Buss was born Jan. 27, 1933, in Salt Lake City. His parents divorced when he was an infant.
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
the man that took magic to his first visit to the playboy mansion. sniff, getting dusty in here
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jim Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
very smart man and a poker player.
Yup, he had a PhD in chemsitry.
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Geeezeus Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Cancer sucks.
Always believed he’d go out buried in a couple of 20 year old blondes.
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Der Kaiser Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:17 AM
Now is the time, really. If they somehow could get sterling to sell the clippers to a competent owner, they could become the team for that city. Especially considering mini-buss is by all accounts a jackass.
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Riggs Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:18 AM
from the LA Times: A Depression-era baby, Jerry Hatten Buss was born Jan. 27, 1933, in Salt Lake City. His parents divorced when he was an infant.
Wiki has him born on Jan 27, 1934
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ms621 Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:18 AM
the man that took magic to his first visit to the playboy mansion. sniff, getting dusty in here
What I got from this: Jerry Buss may have been indirectly responsible for Magic Johnson getting HIV.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Now is the time, really. If they somehow could get sterling to sell the clippers to a competent owner, they could become the team for that city. Especially considering mini-buss is by all accounts a jackass.
They’ll always be Bill Simmons’s Clippers first, then LA’s Clippers second.
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Jerry Buss may have been indirectly responsible for Magic Johnson getting HIV.
shudders at the thought of it being directly
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Babar 2.0 Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:28 AM
Didn’t realize he was only 79. Not being snarky, it’s just that he has owned the team for a while now.
Well, he also looked 90 years old. I assumed the 79 was a typo at first.
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egustafs96 Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
I think Kobe’s legacy is fairly secure, no matter how his teams do henceforth.
No doubt. No one can take away that he has been a all-time top 10 player, an asshole, a dick to many of his teammates, and an anal rapist.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Interesting to see the will. Especially to who he leaves the team.
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A.P. Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
Interesting to see the will. Especially to who he leaves the team.
please say Jeannie. Please say Jeannie
/crosses fingers
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gerwood Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 12:14 PM
if he had died in 2012, no estate tax! talk about timing…………
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A.P. Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 12:14 PM
if he had died in 2012, no estate tax! talk about timing…………
he’s just sticking it to Jim
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vermincain Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
RIP… Now that old man Buss has croaked, the team will be sold to the highest bidder, Magic will probably unload that 1% stake in the Dodgers to be part of the group who will be buying the Lakers…
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Babar 2.0 Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 12:29 PM
Magic will probably unload that 1% stake in the Dodgers to be part of the group who will be buying the Lakers…
That whole Dodgers buy was done on loan…Magic still has the cash.
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charliewade Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Man earned a PhD in physical chem from USC at age 23. I took a course in p-chem in school and it damn near killed me.
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 12:33 PM
well, charliewade, when buss was 23, physical chemistry was making volcanoes with papier mache and oatmeal
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knifeyspoony Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Interesting to see the will. Especially to who he leaves the team.
it can’t not be Jeannie, right?
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vermincain Says:
February 18th, 2013 at 1:51 PM
That whole Dodgers buy was done on loan…Magic still has the cash.
I remember Magic saying, that was the biggest check he had to write.

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Jerry Buss, Owner of the Lakers, Has Died at the Age of 79

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