Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Jerry Buss, Lakers Owner and Innovator, Dies at 80

LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Lakers whose penchant for showmanship helped turn the game of basketball into “Showtime” and who led the team to 10 NBA championships, died Monday. He was 80.

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss died on Monday, and the basketball community has responded with an outpouring of emotion on Twitter. Players, fans and media have offered their condolences, but these six memories are especially touching. MAGIC:

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss died on Monday, and the basketball community has responded with an outpouring of emotion on Twitter. Players, fans and media have offered their condolences, but these six memories are especially touching. MAGIC:

Long-time Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has died, the team said in a statement Monday. Buss, 80, had been suffering from an undisclosed form of cancer. He died at Cedars-Sinai hospital after being hospitalized for

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jerry Buss, who parlayed a $1,000 real estate investment into ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 10 National Basketball Association championships and making the team one of the most glamorous in American sports,

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