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Kupchak, Lakers players mourn passing of Buss

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Before the Los Angeles Lakers could move on with the second half of the season following the All-Star break, they were left looking back at the life of legendary owner Dr. Jerry Buss.

nba.com

Kobe Bryant and general manager Mitch Kupchak endorsed the children of the late Jerry Buss as worthy heirs to running the Los Angeles Lakers.

CNNSI.com

Can the current Clippers win a title? Should the Jazz alleviate their frontcourt jam? Will Atlanta deal Josh Smith? Ben Golliver answers the trade deadline's most pressing questions.

CNNSI.com

NEW YORK (AP) -- San Francisco catcher Buster Posey received the steepest increase among players in salary arbitration this year.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

For someone who only recently decided to buy the NBA’s League Pass package (it’s weird to think that your routinely broke author had League Pass 13 years before Phil Jackson did), former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson seems awfully tuned in to …

Sean Cochran, dimemag.com

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

Jerry Buss was the most important owner in the modern era of professional sports.

Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com

He had hit long home runs, the kind that you hear off the bat before rocketing undoubtedly onto the other side of outfield walls, but this wasn't one of them. Nolan Reimold wasn't sure where the 1-1, 90-mph sinker he got a hold of from Angels righty Jer…

Terence Moore, MLB.com

Nobody ever told Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton one of the cardinal rules of sports, or maybe he just forgot.

Jack McCallum, CNNSI.com

Phil Jackson hasn't said much publicly since he was passed over for the Lakers' coaching job in favor of Mike D'Antoni. And he did not use a 60-minute conversation over breakfast last week to launch fusillades against the Lakers. But he did have some co…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The big news of Monday, the one day in the middle of the season where anyone can catch their breath, was that possibly the NBA’s best owner of all time passed away. It’s not often we eulogize an owner but Jerry Buss had a record that would make anyone…