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Buss family will maintain ownership of Lakers

Arash Markazi, ESPN.com

Jerry Buss' children intend on carrying out their father's succession plan for the Los Angeles Lakers following the iconic owner's death Monday.

nba.com

Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away Monday morning following what the team said was a battle with cancer that lasted a year and a half, leaving behind a legacy few peers in any sport can match.

Emma Carmichael, deadspin.com

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 at a brothel. To put it in more…

Lee Jenkins, CNNSI.com

No one ever believes this, because of the steep payroll and courtside glitz, but the Lakers are the closest thing in major professional sports to a mom-and-pop store.

nydailynews.com

You might think now that all NBA arenas were always like this, all the time. They weren't. There weren't always scantily-clad dancers, blaring rock intros and big-name celebrities sitting courtside. For better or worse, Jerry Buss invented all of it at …

CNNSI.com

HOUSTON (AP) -- Chris Paul became the first Los Angeles Clippers player to be NBA All-Star game MVP, scoring 20 points and handing out 15 assists in the West's 143-138 win over the East.