Jerry Buss, Lakers Owner and Innovator, Dies at 80

Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, died on Monday at the age of 80. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife). Longtime Los Angeles Lakers' owner Jerry Buss died Monday at the age of 80. He had been at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in recent

Few have ever succeeded at making such a daunting climb, from the nightmarish depths of utter poverty and hopelessness to the soaring heights of unimaginable wealth and power. At the age of 4, Jerry Buss was standing in a bread line on the frozen soil

“The Los Angeles Dodgers organization extends its deepest sympathies to the Buss family and the Los Angeles Lakers' organization on the passing of one of the greatest owners in NBA history. Jerry Buss made great contributions to the sporting landscape

Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80. Jerry Buss, who turned the Los Angeles Lakers into the “Showtime” Lakers during his 34 years as owner of the NBA team, died at the age of 80. Lakers coach Mike Brown, left, laughs with team owner Buss after Brown's

Jerry Buss died today. The 80-year-old was arguably the greatest NBA owner in the history of the league. He was also a world-class Playmate aficionado who frequently dated teenage girls and used to host his birthday party