Jay Mohr and Jeanie Buss attend game three of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena.
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The ownership saga of the Los Angeles Lakers took several twists and turns this offseason beginning with the bombshell news that Mark Walter was selling his majority share after only one year. That was followed be the equally shocking news that the Buss family took a vote in which they decided to sell their minority share. And then that was proceeded by Jeanie Buss announcing her intentions to try and block her siblings from selling the family’s remaining ownership in the Lakers via legal means.
On Friday, Jeanie Buss’ quest to stop the rest of the Buss siblings from selling the family’s minority ownership share in the Lakers got a new update in the form of a postponement, as per Khobi Price of The California Post. The original date for her court hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court was set for Nov. 5. Via her attorney’s motion, the court date was pushed back to Dec. 8. The NBA season tips off on Oct. 20 with the Lakers playing their season opener on Oct. 21.
Fans who have been following along with the Lakers ownership story will have wait one month longer to find out what comes next. Following the initial vote by the Buss siblings to sell their share, Jeanie’s position is that they had no ability to even call for a vote given her standing as the controlling shareholder.
As part of the original sale to Mark Walter, Jeanie was to keep her role as team governor for a period of time before eventually phasing out. That agreement was to be honored following Bob Iger and Josh Kushner buying the team from Walter. But if the Buss family gives up their ownership share, that would put Jeanie’s role in jeopardy.
The Buss family had owned the Lakers since 1979 when Jerry Buss bought the team from Jack Kent Cooke. During that period, they oversaw 11 NBA championships.